Senior Software Developer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Google is a global technology company that builds and maintains large-scale distributed systems and infrastructure.
$166,000 - $244,000
Site Reliability
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cloud

Description For Senior Software Developer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Google Cloud's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join their mission of building and maintaining large-scale, distributed systems. This role combines software and systems engineering expertise to ensure Google Cloud's services maintain optimal reliability and performance. As an SRE, you'll tackle complex scaling challenges unique to Google Cloud, working with cutting-edge technology and infrastructure.

The position offers an opportunity to work on meaningful projects in a blame-free environment that encourages intellectual curiosity and innovation. You'll be part of a diverse team that values collaboration and creative problem-solving, while having access to Google's vast technical resources and infrastructure. The role involves the entire service lifecycle, from design and development to deployment and maintenance, with a focus on automation and system optimization.

The compensation package is competitive, ranging from $166,000 to $244,000 base salary, plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. You'll have the flexibility to work from several major tech hubs across the US and Canada. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers who are passionate about distributed systems, automation, and maintaining high-reliability services at scale.

The ideal candidate will bring strong software development experience, expertise in distributed systems, and technical leadership capabilities. You'll be working with Google's Technical Infrastructure team, essentially being the developer's developer, and playing a crucial role in making Google's product portfolio possible through robust and reliable infrastructure.

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Responsibilities For Senior Software Developer, 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 Senior Software Developer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Linux
Python
Java
Go
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages
  • 5 years of experience with data structures or algorithms
  • 3 years of experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
  • 2 years of experience leading projects and providing technical leadership

Benefits For Senior Software Developer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Equity
401k
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Equity
  • 401k

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