Software Engineer III, Google Cloud Storage, Metadata Platforms

Google • Seattle, WA

8h

About The Position

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that
change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and
one another. 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 Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and
our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs
and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. 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.

As a member of Google Cloud Storage (GCS) Metadata team, you will be at the
forefront of distributed systems design, working on the industry-defining
features like:

Hierarchical Namespace: A capability that lets users organize objects into
folders and store their data in a logical file system structure, as opposed
to flat namespaces. Hierarchical namespace handles higher QPS of reads and
writes; supports atomic and fast folder renames, which provides key benefits
to AI/ML workloads, resulting in faster and more reliable checkpointing.

Rapid Storage: A new Cloud Storage data storage class that provides
industry-leading <1ms random read and write latency, 20x faster data access,
6 TB/s of throughput, and 5x lower latency for random reads and writes
compared to other leading hyperscalers.

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• Experience in writing C++ code.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
• Knowledge of large distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
• Take ownership of tasks and projects from start to finish and deliver high-quality results, including design, implementation, testing and production readiness.
• Collaborate with software engineers within and across the GCS organization to make GCS Metadata services be more performant, reliable, efficient, understandable, compliant, and delight users.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level