Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Core

Google is a global technology leader that develops innovative products and services used by billions of users worldwide.
$150,000 - $300,000
Distributed Systems
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · AI

Description For Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Core

Google's Core team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build the technical foundation behind Google's flagship products. This role focuses on developing and maintaining the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure that power Google's services. The position offers the unique opportunity to impact technical decisions across the company while working on large-scale distributed systems.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining critical infrastructure components that serve billions of users. You'll collaborate with teams across Google to build central solutions, break down technical barriers, and strengthen existing systems. The role requires expertise in distributed computing, system design, and software architecture.

The ideal candidate will bring strong technical skills in software development, experience with large-scale systems, and the ability to lead technical discussions and design reviews. You'll work in an environment that values innovation, technical excellence, and collaboration, with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you grow.

This position offers the chance to work on cutting-edge technology at massive scale, alongside some of the industry's best engineers. You'll be part of a team that serves as the backbone of Google's technical infrastructure, ensuring the reliability, efficiency, and innovation of Google's core services. The role combines technical depth with the opportunity to have broad impact across Google's product ecosystem.

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Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Core

  • Write and test 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
  • 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

Requirements For Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Core

Java
Python
Go
Kubernetes
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures/algorithms
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products
  • 1 year of experience with software design and architecture
  • 3 years of experience developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks
  • Experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture

Benefits For Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Core

Medical Insurance
401k
Parental Leave
Education Budget
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Accommodation for special needs
  • Global work environment

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