Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Google is a global technology company that builds and maintains large-scale distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
Site Reliability
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cloud

Description For Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Google Cloud is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to join their team in Warsaw, Poland. This role combines software and systems engineering to build and maintain large-scale, distributed systems that power Google Cloud's services. 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 a strong background in distributed systems, with at least 8 years of experience in data structures and algorithms. You'll work on unique challenges of scale specific to Google Cloud, applying expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and large-scale system design. The role involves the entire service lifecycle, from design and deployment to operation and refinement.

The Technical Infrastructure team at Google is proud to be the backbone of Google's product portfolio, developing and maintaining data centers and building next-generation platforms. The team culture emphasizes diversity, intellectual curiosity, and problem-solving in a blame-free environment that promotes self-direction while providing support and mentorship for growth.

Key responsibilities include system design consulting, capacity planning, launch reviews, and maintaining service health through monitoring and automation. You'll work with cutting-edge technology and have the opportunity to impact millions of users worldwide. The role offers the chance to collaborate with diverse teams, think big, and take risks while contributing to Google's mission of organizing the world's information.

This position is perfect for someone who combines technical expertise with strong communication skills and enjoys solving complex problems at scale. You'll be part of a team that values continuous learning, innovation, and maintaining high standards of service reliability. The role offers exposure to some of the most sophisticated infrastructure systems in the industry and the chance to work with world-class engineers.

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Responsibilities For 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 Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

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  • 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
  • 3 years of experience leading projects and designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems
  • Experience working in computing, distributed systems, storage, or networking
  • Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
  • Ability to debug, optimize code, and to automate routine tasks
  • Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with effective verbal and written communication skills

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