Senior Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud

Google Cloud accelerates organizations' digital transformation with infrastructure, platform, industry solutions and expertise.
Cloud
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cloud

Description For Senior Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud

Google Cloud is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join their team and lead high-impact projects in cloud infrastructure and services. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on software development, requiring expertise across the full software development lifecycle. The position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud technologies that serve customers across 200+ countries.

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you'll be responsible for providing technical leadership and direction for critical projects while managing and coaching distributed engineering teams. The role requires deep technical expertise in software development, system design, and architecture, with a focus on building enterprise-grade cloud solutions.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software development, particularly with data structures/algorithms, and a proven track record of technical leadership. You'll work in a complex, matrixed organization, collaborating across functions and businesses to deliver solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology.

This position is perfect for someone who combines strong technical skills with leadership abilities, can manage multiple priorities effectively, and is passionate about building scalable cloud infrastructure. You'll be part of Google Cloud's mission to enable digital transformation for organizations worldwide while working with some of the industry's most advanced technology.

Working at Google Cloud means joining a team that's committed to innovation and technical excellence, with opportunities to influence the direction of cloud computing technology. The role offers the chance to work on projects that directly impact billions of users while collaborating with some of the brightest minds in technology.

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Responsibilities For Senior Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud

  • Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects
  • Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers
  • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions

Requirements For Senior Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience in software development
  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products
  • Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (preferred)
  • 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms (preferred)
  • 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction (preferred)
  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects (preferred)

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