Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Networking & IaaS

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

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers to develop next-generation technologies at massive scale, across information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, and cloud networking. You will work on projects critical to Google’s needs, with opportunities to switch teams as the company grows and evolves.

In GDC networking, you will help design and develop software systems to automate design, deployment, and operation of GDC physical and overlay networks, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 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

• Architect and design resilient, high-performance distributed systems and backend services that power large-scale Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and container networking platforms.
• Develop and optimize production-grade code (primarily in Go/C++) for Kubernetes components, custom controllers, and orchestration engines running across massive fleet environments.
• Build and evolve software-defined networking, network virtualization, and data center connectivity layers to ensure low-latency, scalable, and secure traffic orchestration.
• Drive system reliability and performance tuning across large-scale distributed deployments by instituting robust testing frameworks, telemetry, and fault-tolerant architectural patterns.
• Mentor engineers and lead technical strategy, while actively collaborating with cross-functional partners and engaging with the broader open-source/cloud-native ecosystem.

Skills

C++

Software testing

Distributed systems

Software architecture

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or PhD

Job description

Google is seeking software engineers to develop next-generation technologies at massive scale, across information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, and cloud networking. You will work on projects critical to Google’s needs, with opportunities to switch teams as the company grows and evolves.

In GDC networking, you will help design and develop software systems to automate design, deployment, and operation of GDC physical and overlay networks, with opportunities to