Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Google is a global technology company that builds and maintains large-scale distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
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 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team, combining software and systems engineering expertise to build and maintain large-scale, distributed systems. This role is crucial in ensuring Google Cloud's services maintain optimal reliability and performance while driving continuous improvement.

The position offers a unique opportunity to work on complex scalability challenges specific to Google Cloud. You'll be responsible for the entire service lifecycle, from design and deployment to operation and refinement. The role involves system design consulting, developing platforms, capacity planning, and maintaining service health through monitoring and automation.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in software development, distributed systems, and technical leadership. You'll work in a diverse, collaborative environment that values intellectual curiosity and problem-solving. The role offers the chance to impact millions of users while working with cutting-edge technology and infrastructure.

As part of Google's Technical Infrastructure team, you'll be instrumental in keeping the networks running efficiently and ensuring users have the best possible experience. The position combines hands-on technical work with strategic thinking, requiring both deep technical expertise and strong communication skills.

This is an excellent opportunity for engineers who are passionate about large-scale systems, automation, and maintaining high-reliability services. You'll be part of a team that promotes self-direction while providing support and mentorship for continuous learning and growth. The role offers the chance to work on meaningful projects while contributing to Google's world-class infrastructure.

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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

Python
Java
Go
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
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills

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