Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud Compute

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is hiring software engineers to develop next-generation technologies at massive scale across diverse domains. You will work on projects critical to Google’s needs, with opportunities to switch teams as the company grows.

You will design, test, deploy, and maintain software solutions while coordinating priorities and timelines across teams. Responsibilities include leading high-impact projects, coaching distributed engineers, and delivering scalable systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
• Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.

Skills

Software dev experience

Testing & launching software

Software design & architecture

Data structures & algorithms

Technical leadership

Cross-functional work

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering/CS

Job description

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.


• 8 years of experience in software development.


• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.


• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.


• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.


• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.


• 3 years of experience working in an organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

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: $207000 - $301000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.


• Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.


• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.


• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.


• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions.

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.