Senior Staff Software Developer, Google Kubernetes Engine

Google is seeking a Senior Staff Software Developer for the Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) team. This role involves shaping the technical direction of a team focused on all aspects of GKE, working on both open-source and internal components of Kubernetes and the GKE platform. The successful candidate will design and build software that observes, scales, and optimizes hours of GPU-based compute, pushing the boundaries of performance and efficiency. This position plays a pivotal role in advancing Google Cloud's mission to democratize AI and make GKE the platform of choice for AI/ML workloads.

The Technical Infrastructure team at Google is responsible for developing and maintaining data centers and building the next generation of Google platforms. This team ensures that Google's networks are up and running, providing users with the best and fastest experience possible.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects
• Influence and coach a distributed team of developers
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• 8 years of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms
• 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products
• Experience in infrastructure systems, distributed computing, and system design

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction
• Experience with Go, Open Source Contributor, Google Kubernetes Engine, Google Infrastructure and Borg

This role offers a competitive salary range of $237,000-$337,000 + bonus + equity + benefits, with the specific salary determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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