Systems Development Engineer

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DevOps
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
3+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cloud

Description For Systems Development Engineer

Google is seeking a Systems Development Engineer to join their team in Munich, Germany. This role is part of the Google Distributed Cloud Hosted (GDCH) initiative, a private cloud offering. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in systems automation, networking, and infrastructure management.

As a Systems Development Engineer, you'll be responsible for deploying GDCH solutions at customer sites and internal reference deployments. You'll manage GDCH using public documentation, identify and report product issues, and provide valuable feedback to development teams. Your role will involve troubleshooting infrastructure issues, participating in customer and partner activations, and supporting a 24x7 on-call rotation.

Key responsibilities include managing GDCH resources, determining courses of action for bugs and usability issues, analyzing feedback, and performing day-to-day troubleshooting. You'll also be involved in building and monitoring key metrics, identifying trends, and reporting on the impact of internal activations and operations.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, along with 3 years of experience in TCP/IP networking concepts and systems automation. Proficiency in scripting languages like Bash, Perl, Python, or Ruby is required, as well as experience with Linux, Kubernetes, or other infrastructure systems.

Join Google Cloud and be part of a team that's accelerating digital transformation across industries. You'll work with cutting-edge technology and contribute to solving critical business problems for customers in over 200 countries and territories. If you're passionate about systems development, automation, and delivering high-quality user experiences, this role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact at Google scale.

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Responsibilities For Systems Development Engineer

  • Manage GDCH using our public documentation and gain experience with the same resources customers use, identify and report product bugs, usability issues, and other issues before they impact customers
  • Determine the appropriate course of action when bugs or usability issues are identified
  • Collect, document, and analyze feedback and communicate findings to development teams, provide insights for product improvement, build and monitor key metrics, identify trends, and report on the impact of internal activations and operations
  • Perform day-to-day troubleshooting and resolution of Infrastructure issues
  • Participate in Customer, Partner, and Internal team activations and training and in the 24x7 on-call rotation to support escalations from client inquiries as well as internal reference inquiries

Requirements For Systems Development Engineer

Linux
Python
Ruby
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT-related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 3 years of experience with TCP/IP and networking concepts (e.g., PXE boot, Subnets, VLANs, Jumbo Frames, LACP, NIC Teaming, Unicast/Broadcast/Multicast, ACLs, DNS, etc.)
  • 3 years of experience with systems automation, systems design and implementation
  • Experience in scripting (e.g., Bash, Perl, Python, Ruby, etc.) and in one of the following infrastructures (e.g., Linux, Kubernetes, Networking, Storage, etc.)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Level 2 security clearance (SÜ2) under the German Classification Act (SÜG)

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