Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Networking & Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Google in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a highly experienced software engineer to help design and scale cloud networking and infrastructure. You will tackle large-scale distributed systems, contribute to Kubernetes components, and influence architectural decisions across teams.

You will lead initiatives, mentor peers, and work on cutting-edge data center networking and cloud-native automation within Google Cloud. This role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and technical breadth across the stack.

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++

Go

Distributed systems

Backend design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

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

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Google in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a highly experienced software engineer to help design and scale cloud networking and infrastructure. You will tackle large-scale distributed systems, contribute to Kubernetes components, and influence architectural decisions across teams.

You will lead initiatives, mentor peers, and work on cutting-edge data center networking and cloud-native automation within Google Cloud. This role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and technical breadth across the stack.