Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud, Netsoft

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

Job summary

Google seeks a software engineer with deep C++ experience to design, build, and lead complex distributed systems and infrastructure. You will influence architecture across teams, guide software practices, and contribute to scalable, reliable cloud deployments.

Ideal candidates have extensive C++ programming and a strong background in large-scale system design, with leadership capabilities and a track record in high-velocity environments.

Qualifications

• 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

• Provide Technical leadership to the team, design, and architecture to build customer facing available, reliable, scalable systems.
• Involve in software design and implementations, adhere to software best practices and architectural considerations on a project-wide level.
• Collaborate across teams effectively, manage complex requirements and convert the outcomes into simplified solutions.
• Understand the AI/ML applications, performance monitoring, identify key problem areas, work with various dependency teams, prioritize and drive solutions effectively to consensus.
• Strategize and drive projects to improve development velocity, engineering excellence and product excellence.

Skills

C++

Software design

Distributed systems

Compute/storage

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

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

Job description

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

Minimum 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.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
• Experience in system integration or system design and computational modeling.
• Experience working with one or more of the following: web or mobile application development, Unix/Linux environments, distributed and parallel systems, machine learning, information retrieval, natural language processing, networking, developing software systems, or security software development.

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.

Google's global network infrastructure is transforming to support the immense scale, reliability, and rapid AI changes in Google Cloud. Google's software engineers develop next-generation technologies that change billions connect and interact. Our products handle information at massive scale and high reliability. We need versatile engineers who display strong leadership, mentor others, and enthusiastically manage new problems across the stack.

In this role, you will build software-defined infrastructure that automates traffic demand planning, capacity forecasting, network design, and deployment. Navigating complex challenges, you will make an impact by bringing fresh ideas across distributed systems, large-scale system design, networking, AI, and natural language processing.

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 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Provide Technical leadership to the team, design, and architecture to build customer facing available, reliable, scalable systems.
• Involve in software design and implementations, adhere to software best practices and architectural considerations on a project-wide level.
• Collaborate across teams effectively, manage complex requirements and convert the outcomes into simplified solutions.
• Understand the AI/ML applications, performance monitoring, identify key problem areas, work with various dependency teams, prioritize and drive solutions effectively to consensus.
• Strategize and drive projects to improve development velocity, engineering excellence and product excellence.

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.