Staff Software Engineer, Qualification Systems

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

Job summary

Google's Staff Software Engineer, Qualification Systems, will provide technical leadership on high‑impact projects, design scalable software, and coach distributed teams across Google's infrastructure to support billions of users.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, 8 years of software development experience, 5 years in testing and launching software, and 3 years in software design/architecture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience required.
• 8 years of software development experience.
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software.
• 5 years building infrastructure, distributed systems, or related compute/storage hardware.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
• Coach and align distributed engineering teams.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software solutions.

Skills

Software development

Testing & launching software

Distributed systems

Infrastructure development

Large-scale systems

Software design & architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in engineering/CS

Tools

Kernel-based virtualization

Virtualization technologies

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Qualification Systems

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience building and developing infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
• 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure.
• 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 with kernel-based virtual machines and virtualization.

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. Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible. 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

• 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 software solutions.

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 identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire.

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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