Staff Software Engineer, Google Data Center Planning

Google LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, and DIS

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off: 20 days/year

Sick Time: 40 hours/year (Seattle 69)

Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

Holidays: 13 paid days/year

Job summary

Google LLC in Seattle, WA is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for Google Data Center Planning. This role focuses on optimizing data center capacity and leading engineers to design and implement scalable infrastructure for multi-year planning across internal and external customers.

The position emphasizes experience in C++ development, large-scale distributed systems, and cross-functional collaboration. In-person interviews are common, with a comprehensive benefits package for eligible US

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.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for optimal usage of gigawatts of DC capacity across all internal & external customers over multi-year time horizon.
• Lead talented junior engineers to drive policy, propose technical designs, write software, identify and address software defects, and measure success of the system.
• Work closely with business teams to develop and drive policy changes in tandem with the technical roadmap.
• Drive the software development process including coding, review, design and architecture discussion.

Skills

C++

Distributed systems

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master’s or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Distributed systems

Networking

Storage

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Google Data Center Planning

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Google Seattle, WA, USA

X In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

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.
• 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 a complex, matrixed 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.

Google manages one of the largest data center infrastructures in the world and continues to expand at an incredible pace, meeting increased demand for ML training and inference hardware. Our team's mission is to provide the optimal global data center demand and supply plans for Google and ensure adequate data center capacity for customers, enabling the fleet to keep up with the incredible scale of internal and external ML demand. We measure our success in the gigawatts, and every decision & software optimization we make has massive impact for the company.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

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 manages one of the largest data center infrastructures in the world and continues to expand at an incredible pace, meeting increased demand for ML training and inference hardware. Our team's mission is to provide the optimal global data center demand and supply plans for Google and ensure adequate data center capacity for customers, enabling the fleet to keep up with the incredible scale of internal and external ML demand. We measure our success in the gigawatts, and every decision & software optimization we make has massive impact for the company.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

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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• Be responsible for optimal usage of gigawatts of DC capacity across all internal & external customers over multi-year time horizon.
• Lead talented junior engineers to drive policy, propose technical designs, write software, identify and address software defects, and measure success of the system. Provide 1-1 guidance and mentorship of junior engineers.
• Work closely with business teams to develop and drive policy changes in tandem with the technical roadmap. Align with partner and cross-functional teams on dependencies and joint commitments.
• Drive the software development process including coding, review, design and architecture discussion. Communicate technical impact to the broader ecosystem.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender