Senior Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Google is a global technology company that builds and maintains large-scale technical infrastructure and platforms.
$237,000 - $337,000
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 Cloud

Google Cloud's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team is at the forefront of maintaining and optimizing large-scale, distributed systems that power Google's critical infrastructure. As a Senior Staff Software Engineer in SRE, you'll combine software and systems engineering expertise to ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of Google Cloud's services.

The role offers unique challenges in managing complex systems at Google's scale, requiring deep expertise in coding, algorithms, and system design. You'll be part of a diverse and collaborative culture that values intellectual curiosity and problem-solving, working in a blame-free environment that encourages innovation and risk-taking.

Your responsibilities will span the entire service lifecycle, from initial design and deployment to ongoing operation and refinement. You'll contribute to system design, develop software platforms, conduct capacity planning, and lead launch reviews. The role involves hands-on work in monitoring system health, implementing automation solutions, and driving improvements in reliability and velocity.

The Technical Infrastructure team, which you'll be part of, is fundamental to Google's product portfolio, developing and maintaining data centers and building next-generation platforms. The team takes pride in being the "engineers' engineers," focusing on keeping networks running optimally to ensure the best user experience.

This position offers competitive compensation, including a base salary range of $237,000-$337,000, plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. It's an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology while contributing to systems that impact billions of users globally.

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Responsibilities For Senior Staff 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 Staff 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
  • 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
  • Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering (preferred)

Benefits For Senior Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401k
Equity
Parental Leave
  • Competitive base salary
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Comprehensive benefits package

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