Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) at Google is an engineering discipline that combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems. As an SRE, you'll ensure Google's services have appropriate reliability and uptime while maintaining performance and capacity. The role involves creative engineering solutions to operations problems, with a focus on automation and system optimization.

You'll be part of a team that's responsible for the big picture of how systems interact, using a wide range of tools and approaches to solve complex problems. The culture emphasizes diversity, intellectual curiosity, and problem-solving in a blame-free environment. SREs are encouraged to collaborate, think big, and take risks while receiving support and mentorship for growth.

Working in Google's Technical Infrastructure team, you'll help build and maintain the architecture that powers Google's entire product portfolio. The role involves everything from developing and maintaining data centers to building next-generation Google platforms. The team takes pride in being "engineers' engineers" and focuses on keeping networks running optimally for the best user experience.

This position offers competitive compensation ($166,000-$244,000 base salary plus bonus, equity, and benefits) and requires strong technical skills in distributed systems, software development, and system design. You'll lead projects, provide technical leadership, and work on meaningful challenges that impact billions of users worldwide.

The role combines aspects of software engineering and systems engineering, requiring both coding skills and deep systems knowledge. You'll participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and system optimization, while also having the opportunity to work on long-term projects to improve Google's infrastructure.