Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Google is a global technology company that builds and maintains large-scale, distributed systems and infrastructure powering their product portfolio.
Site Reliability
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cloud

Description For Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Google's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their dynamic organization that combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems. This role is crucial in ensuring Google Cloud's services maintain reliability and uptime while driving continuous improvement.

As an SRE at Google, you'll be at the forefront of managing complex scalability challenges unique to Google Cloud. Your responsibilities will span the entire service lifecycle, from design and development to deployment and optimization. You'll work on critical projects involving system design, capacity planning, and automation to enhance service reliability and performance.

The role offers an exceptional opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and contribute to systems that impact billions of users. You'll be part of a diverse team that values intellectual curiosity, problem-solving, and open collaboration. Google's SRE culture promotes self-direction while providing strong support and mentorship for professional growth.

The Technical Infrastructure team, which you'll be part of, is fundamental to Google's operations, developing and maintaining data centers and building next-generation platforms. You'll work alongside talented engineers in a blame-free environment that encourages innovation and risk-taking.

This position requires strong technical expertise in distributed systems, software development, and system design, combined with leadership experience. You'll have the opportunity to apply your skills in debugging, optimization, and automation while working on meaningful projects that directly impact Google's infrastructure reliability.

The role offers the chance to work with a global team, solve unique technical challenges, and contribute to the evolution of Google's infrastructure. If you're passionate about large-scale systems, automation, and maintaining high-reliability services, this role provides an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact at one of the world's leading technology companies.

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Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

  • Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services from inception and design, through to deployment, operation and refinement
  • Support services before they go live through activities such as system design consulting, developing software platforms and frameworks, capacity planning and launch reviews
  • Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency and overall system health
  • Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation, and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity
  • Practice sustainable incident response and blameless postmortems

Requirements For Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Linux
Kubernetes
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages
  • 5 years of experience with data structures or algorithms
  • 3 years of experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
  • 2 years of experience leading projects and providing technical leadership
  • Experience working in computing, distributed systems, storage, or networking
  • Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
  • Ability to debug, optimize code, and to automate routine tasks
  • Excellent systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with effective verbal and written communication skills

Benefits For Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Parental Leave
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Accommodation for special needs
  • Inclusive work environment

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