Staff Cloud Fault Management Engineer

Google Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

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Job summary

Google Sunnyvale, CA is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for Google Cloud Platform Fault Management. You will own outcomes across software and firmware, designing scalable fault-detection and recovery frameworks across Google's server fleet.

You will collaborate with silicon vendors and platform teams to architect reliable compute and storage systems, build telemetry pipelines, and lead cross-functional efforts to minimize fleet downtime and TCO.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++, SQL and embedded systems.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop highly scalable software and firmware systems that detect, diagnose, and mitigate reliability issues across Google's server fleet.
• Act as the technical domain expert for the hardware/software boundary, translating complex physical fault behaviors into robust software telemetry, diagnostic, and automated recovery mechanisms.
• Drive the technical goal for fault management. Guide the engineering team through complex problem-solving and system design, and set the standard for high-quality, reliable code.
• Partner closely with Hardware Engineering, Technical Infrastructure, and Cloud teams to influence the architectural design of next-generation compute and storage systems for maximum reliability.
• Architect pipelines to collect and analyze fleet-wide telemetry, turning raw hardware health signals into actionable insights and automated mitigation strategies.

Skills

C++

SQL

Embedded systems

Distributed systems

Software design

Data structures & algorithms

Technical leadership

Cross-functional experience

BI platforms

SQL pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, CS, or related field

Job description

Google Sunnyvale, CA is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for Google Cloud Platform Fault Management. You will own outcomes across software and firmware, designing scalable fault-detection and recovery frameworks across Google's server fleet.

You will collaborate with silicon vendors and platform teams to architect reliable compute and storage systems, build telemetry pipelines, and lead cross-functional efforts to minimize fleet downtime and TCO.