Software Engineer, Serverless Networking

Google Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% bonus target

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Google Inc. is looking for a Software Engineer in Serverless Networking to join its San Francisco team. In this role, you will develop next-generation technologies that influence how billions of users interact with information. You will be tasked with building scalable infrastructure and contribute to design reviews, ensuring quality and performance across layers of our stack.

Ideal candidates should have a strong software development background, excellent problem-solving abilities, and experience in large-scale systems. The position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for growth within Google Cloud.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Build highly scalable, customer-facing infrastructure.
• Contribute to design reviews with peers.
• Triage product or system issues, debug and resolve.

Skills

Experience with software development

Testing and maintaining software products

Developing large-scale infrastructure

Knowledge of cloud networking systems

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Software Engineer, Serverless Networking

Google, San Francisco, CA, USA

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience developing large‑scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Knowledge of cloud networking systems.

About the job

Google Cloud’s software engineers develop the next‑generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. We look 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 grows every day.

As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google Cloud’s needs, with opportunities to switch teams and projects as our fast‑paced business evolves. You will anticipate customer needs, act like an owner, take action, innovate, demonstrate leadership, and take on new full‑stack problems across the organization.

In this role, you will build highly scalable, customer‑facing infrastructure, own deliverables across all layers of our stack, create efficient service‑to‑service communication models, and improve network infrastructure that manages millions of request packets per second.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s digital transformation, delivering enterprise‑grade solutions that leverage cutting‑edge technology and sustainable developer tools. Customers in more than 200 countries rely on Google Cloud as a trusted partner to enable growth and problem solving.

United States salary range: $174,000 – $253,000 USD, plus a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide among available technologies.
• Review code developed by others and provide feedback to ensure best practices.
• Contribute to documentation or educational content and adapt it based on product updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues, debug, track, and resolve by analyzing sources of issues and their impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

Google is an equal‑opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/ expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, related condition, criminal history consistent with legal requirements, or any other protected class. Google’s EEO policy, workplace discrimination laws, Belonging at Google, and hiring practices apply.

English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless otherwise specified in the job posting.