Staff Software Engineer, Google Distributed Cloud Hosted

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in software development and with data structures/algorithms.
  
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
  
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working with Kubernetes and public cloud infrastructure (GCP).
  
• Experience contributing to open source projects or working with an open source community.
  
• Knowledge of building large systems.
  
• Ability to navigate open-ended technical challenges, and make proper trade-offs.
  

About the job

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.

Google Cloud accelerates organizations' ability to digitally transform their business with the best infrastructure, platform, industry solutions and expertise. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology - all on the cleanest cloud in the industry. 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.

Responsibilities

• Build a scalable and robust platform that supports key business deliverables for Google Distributed Cloud Hosted (GDCH). Work closely with a variety of GDCH teams, Google Cloud Platforms (GCP) teams, and external vendors to ensure the timely delivery of GDCH software stack.
• Design and implement key components to meet product requirements. Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
• Evaluate various internal and external solutions, make recommendations on building custom solutions versus integration, and execute efficiently according to Product schedules. 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 large-scale software solutions.