Staff Software Engineer, Keystore

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Keystore team, which manages the company's primary key management service. This critical role involves working with cryptographic keys and maintaining a service that's fundamental to Google's data protection strategy. The position requires extensive experience in distributed systems and programming, particularly in C++.

The role offers an opportunity to work on technology that impacts billions of users worldwide. You'll be responsible for developing and maintaining complex systems that handle cryptographic operations through Stubby API, ensuring high reliability and meeting strict latency requirements. The Keystore service you'll work on is essential to Google's operations, managing the import, generation, rotation, and distribution of cryptographic keys for internal Google services.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll lead technical initiatives, mentor team members, and drive engineering excellence. You'll be involved in designing and planning large-scale distributed systems, working directly with customers to understand and meet their needs. The position requires both technical expertise and leadership skills, as you'll be expected to guide project priorities while maintaining high standards of code quality and system reliability.

The role is based in Warsaw, Poland, and offers the chance to work with Google Cloud, which serves customers in over 200 countries. You'll be part of a team that's essential to Google's security infrastructure, working on systems that must maintain exceptional performance and reliability standards. This position is ideal for someone who combines deep technical knowledge with leadership abilities and wants to impact how Google protects user data at a global scale.