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 focuses on 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 developing software platforms, conducting capacity planning, and implementing automation to enhance system reliability.

As an SRE, you'll work in a diverse and collaborative environment that values intellectual curiosity and problem-solving. The team promotes self-direction while providing support and mentorship for professional growth. You'll be part of the Technical Infrastructure team, responsible for maintaining Google's data centers and developing next-generation platforms.

The ideal candidate brings strong experience in distributed systems, software development, and technical leadership. You'll need expertise in debugging, optimization, and automation, along with excellent problem-solving and communication skills. This role offers the chance to impact millions of users while working with cutting-edge technology and contributing to Google's infrastructure evolution.

Benefits include working with industry-leading technology, professional development opportunities, and the chance to solve unique technical challenges at scale. You'll join a blame-free environment that encourages innovation and collaboration, making a direct impact on Google Cloud's reliability and performance.

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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

Java
Python
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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