Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Spanner

1 Month ago • 3-5 Years • Full Stack Development • $136,000 PA - $200,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

This Software Engineer III role focuses on Google's Spanner infrastructure. Responsibilities include designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing software solutions for large-scale distributed systems. You will work with C++, data structures, algorithms, and concurrency. The role requires experience architecting and developing distributed systems, along with skills in performance analysis, debugging, and improving the performance of distributed or low-level systems. You will participate in design reviews, code reviews, and contribute to documentation. Troubleshooting and resolving product or system issues are also key aspects of this position. The work involves collaboration with multiple teams and managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years software development (C++) or 1 year with advanced degree
  • 2+ years experience with data structures/algorithms
  • Experience with distributed systems
  • Concurrency, multithreading, synchronization expertise
Good to have:
  • Master's/PhD in CS or related field
  • Distributed database and internals experience
  • Performance analysis, debugging of distributed systems
  • Proficiency in code/system health, diagnosis, resolution, and software test engineering

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with software development in C++, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
  • 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms in either an
    academic or industry setting.
  • Experience architecting and developing distributed systems.
  • Experience in concurrency, multithreading, and synchronization.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Experience with distributed databases and database internals.
  • Experience with performance analysis, debugging, and improving performance of distributed systems or low-level systems debugging.
  • Proficiency in code and system health, diagnosis and resolution, and software test engineering.

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.

In this role, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. You will contribute to design, deliver projects, and work cross-functionally with multiple teams.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $136,000-$200,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about .

Responsibilities

  • Write product or system development code.
  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
  • 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.

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