Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Infrastructure Storage

Google; New York (NY); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google in New York is seeking a software engineer to work on next‑generation infrastructure that powers billions of users. You will write product or system development code and participate in design reviews with peers and stakeholders across teams.

We value versatility across the full stack, with focus on distributed computing, large‑scale storage, networking and hardware considerations. The role offers opportunities for leadership and impact, plus equity and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
• 2 years of programming experience in C++ or Go.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

Skills

C++ programming

Go programming

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in CS or related field

Job description

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
• 2 years of programming experience in C++ or Go.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed storage system, or I/O intensive applications.

About The Job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

Join the cold storage team in Infra Storage, a newly established initiative dedicated to building the future of cold data storage at Google. Our next-generation archival technology is designed to meet the rising demand for massive-scale, low-cost data preservation while providing high reliability and accessibility when needed. Our mission is to significantly reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) compared to conventional storage, enabling new storage capacity to support massive growth for years to come, and safeguard data from threats such as hardware malfunctions and operational errors.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Write product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .