Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Google Cloud accelerates organizations' digital transformation by delivering enterprise-grade solutions leveraging Google's cutting-edge technology.
$248,000 - $349,000
Distributed Systems
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cloud

Description For Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Google Cloud is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join their Infrastructure team, offering a competitive base salary range of $248,000-$349,000 plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring 8+ years of software development experience and deep expertise in large-scale infrastructure and distributed systems.

The position involves leading high-impact projects, coaching engineering teams, and architecting solutions that power Google Cloud's enterprise-grade services. You'll be working at the forefront of cloud technology, helping organizations across 200+ countries digitally transform their businesses using Google's cutting-edge technology.

As a senior technical leader, you'll be responsible for designing and developing large-scale software solutions while managing project priorities and deliverables. The role requires strong leadership skills to influence and coach distributed teams, facilitate cross-team alignment, and drive technical direction.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in software development, distributed systems, and technical leadership, with a proven track record of delivering complex projects in large organizations. This is an opportunity to shape the future of cloud infrastructure at one of the world's leading technology companies, working on systems that impact billions of users.

Google offers a collaborative environment, opportunities for growth and impact, and a comprehensive benefits package. The company is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and values diversity in all its forms. Join Google Cloud to work on next-generation technologies while leading and mentoring talented engineering teams.

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Responsibilities For Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Google Cloud

  • Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects
  • Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers
  • 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

Requirements For Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Google Cloud

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience in software development
  • 7 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks
  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture and testing/launching software products
  • Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field (preferred)
  • 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms (preferred)
  • 5 years of experience in technical leadership role (preferred)
  • 3 years of experience working in complex, matrixed organizations (preferred)

Benefits For Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits package (details not specified in posting)

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