Senior Systems Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Google is a global technology company that builds and maintains large-scale distributed systems and infrastructure powering their diverse product portfolio.
Site Reliability
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Senior Systems Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Google's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join their Technical Infrastructure organization. This role combines software and systems engineering to build and maintain Google Cloud's large-scale, distributed systems. As an SRE, you'll be responsible for ensuring the reliability and uptime of both internal and external systems while focusing on optimization, infrastructure development, and automation.

The position requires strong technical leadership skills and deep expertise in distributed systems, with opportunities to tackle unique scaling challenges specific to Google Cloud. You'll work on meaningful projects in a blame-free environment that values diversity, intellectual curiosity, and problem-solving. The role involves the entire service lifecycle, from design and deployment to operation and refinement.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in programming, system administration, and networking, along with proven project leadership abilities. You'll be part of a team that serves as the engineers' engineers, working on everything from data centers to next-generation Google platforms. The role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technology while ensuring Google's users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Working at Google provides exposure to some of the most complex technical challenges in cloud computing, alongside a supportive culture that promotes learning and growth. You'll collaborate with diverse teams, lead incident responses, and drive improvements in system reliability and velocity. The position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on Google's infrastructure while working with some of the industry's most advanced technologies and talented engineers.

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Responsibilities For Senior Systems Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

  • Improve the whole lifecycle of services from inception and design, through deployment, operation, and refinement
  • Provide guidance to other team members on managing availability and performance of mission critical services
  • Maintain services by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health
  • Lead sustainable incident response and blameless postmortems
  • Scale systems sustainably through automation
  • Manage support services before they go live through system design consulting, developing platforms, capacity planning, and launch reviews

Requirements For Senior Systems Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

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  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5 years of experience with programming in one or more programming languages
  • 3 years of experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems
  • Experience with system administration or networking (TCP/IP, routing, network topologies)
  • 2 years of experience leading projects, and providing technical leadership
  • Experience working with incident response
  • English proficiency

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