Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Google is a global technology company that builds and maintains technical infrastructure powering their product portfolio through data centers, platforms, and networks.
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 Cloud

Google Cloud's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their mission of building and maintaining large-scale, distributed systems. This role combines software and systems engineering expertise to ensure Google Cloud services maintain optimal reliability and performance. As an SRE, you'll tackle unique scaling challenges while leveraging your skills in coding, algorithms, and system design.

The position offers an opportunity to work with Google's Technical Infrastructure team, where you'll be instrumental in developing and maintaining data centers and building next-generation Google platforms. You'll be part of a team that takes pride in being "engineers' engineers," focusing on keeping networks running efficiently and ensuring the best possible user experience.

The role requires a strong background in software development, distributed systems, and technical leadership. You'll be responsible for the entire service lifecycle, from design and deployment to operation and refinement. Key responsibilities include system design consulting, capacity planning, monitoring system health, and implementing automation for sustainable scaling.

SRE at Google promotes a culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, and blame-free problem-solving. The team brings together professionals from various backgrounds and experiences, encouraging collaboration and innovative thinking. You'll work in an environment that values self-direction while providing strong support and mentorship for professional growth.

This position offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technology at a global scale, making a direct impact on Google Cloud's infrastructure and services. The role combines technical expertise with leadership opportunities, making it ideal for engineers who want to grow both their technical and leadership skills while working on some of the most complex and interesting challenges in cloud computing.

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Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

  • 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, Google Cloud

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
  • Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with effective verbal and written communication skills

Benefits For Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Parental Leave
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Accommodation for special needs
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Parental leave

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