Staff Software Engineer, Google Distributed Cloud, Storage

Google • Cambridge, MA

21h

About The Position

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. In this role, you will deliver Block and File Storage for Google Distributed Cloud - the platform for GEMINI on-premises. You will work with large federal and other customers to onboard workloads and deliver cloud-like performance in their data centers. This is a top mission for Google and Storage is an integral and fundamental part of the architecture. 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.
• 8 years of experience coding in Go, Java, Python, C, and C++.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems.
• 5 years of experience with Distributed Storage.

Nice To Haves

• 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.
• Experience working in networking.
• Experience with Kubernetes networking principles, managing and troubleshooting network configurations in production Kubernetes environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive the overall technical charter for the team.
• Understand customer deployments, use-cases and ensuring the architecture road map aligns well with their requirements.
• Drive road map conversations with program manager and help prioritize the technical charter for the team.
• Work with the team to ensure a sound development process and projects have well defined outcomes.
• Mentor and grow engineers and build a good working relationship with the Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) leadership.

What This Job Offers

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