Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Platforms Infrastructure Engineering

Google develops next-generation technologies that connect billions of users, handling information at massive scale beyond web search.
$197,000 - $291,000
Distributed Systems
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Platforms Infrastructure Engineering

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Technical Infrastructure team, focusing on Platforms Infrastructure Engineering. This role is crucial in developing and maintaining Google's data centers and building next-generation platforms that power Google's extensive product portfolio. The position requires a seasoned professional with 8 years of software development experience and deep expertise in large-scale infrastructure and distributed systems.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll provide technical leadership on high-impact projects, influencing and coaching distributed engineering teams while ensuring alignment across teams on goals and outcomes. The role involves managing project priorities and deliverables, as well as designing and implementing large-scale software solutions that keep Google's networks running optimally.

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in software development, particularly in building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or networks. Strong leadership abilities are essential, as you'll be leading project teams and setting technical direction in a complex, matrixed organization. The role offers competitive compensation, including a base salary range of $197,000-$291,000, plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

This position represents an opportunity to work at the heart of Google's infrastructure, ensuring billions of users have the best and fastest experience possible. You'll be part of a team that takes pride in being "engineers' engineers" and tackles complex technical challenges. The role combines technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, making it ideal for someone who wants to impact Google's infrastructure at a significant scale while growing their career in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

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Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Platforms Infrastructure Engineering

  • 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 Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Platforms Infrastructure Engineering

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience in software development
  • 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture

Benefits For Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Platforms Infrastructure Engineering

  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits package

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