Senior Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Google is a global technology leader that builds innovative products and services used by billions of people worldwide.
$180,000 - $350,000
Site Reliability
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cloud

Description For Senior Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Google's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems. As a Senior Staff SRE, you'll ensure Google Cloud's services maintain reliability and appropriate uptime while managing complex challenges of scale. The role involves optimizing existing systems, building infrastructure, and automation. You'll work with diverse teams, managing distributed systems, and contributing to Google's Technical Infrastructure. The position offers opportunities to work on meaningful projects in a blame-free environment that promotes self-direction, support, and mentorship. You'll be responsible for the entire service lifecycle, from design to deployment and refinement, while maintaining system health and scaling solutions sustainably. The role requires strong technical leadership, system design expertise, and excellent collaborative skills.

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Responsibilities For Senior Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

  • 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 Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Linux
Kubernetes
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience with data structures or algorithms
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages
  • 4 years of experience leading projects, and providing technical leadership
  • 3 years of experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to influence without authority
  • Ability to flourish with ambiguity
  • Proven track record of collaborating effectively across organizational boundaries

Benefits For Senior Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Parental Leave
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Accommodation for special needs
  • Inclusive work environment

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