Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Google is a global technology company that develops innovative products and services used by billions of users worldwide.
$248,000 - $349,000
Cloud
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cloud

Description For Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Google Cloud is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join their Infrastructure team. This is a critical leadership role where you'll develop next-generation technologies that impact billions of users. As part of Google Cloud, which serves customers in over 200 countries, you'll work on enterprise-grade solutions leveraging cutting-edge technology.

The role combines technical excellence with leadership responsibilities. You'll be expected to provide technical leadership on high-impact projects, coach distributed engineering teams, and drive alignment across multiple stakeholders. The position requires deep expertise in large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, and software architecture.

This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers who want to work at massive scale. You'll be part of Google Cloud's mission to accelerate digital transformation across industries. The role offers competitive compensation including a base salary range of $248,000-$349,000 plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of software development experience, with particular depth in infrastructure and distributed systems. You should be comfortable leading technical projects, mentoring teams, and working in a complex organizational environment. This role combines hands-on technical work with strategic leadership, making it perfect for those who want to have broad impact while staying close to technology.

Working at Google Cloud means joining a team that's pushing the boundaries of cloud computing, AI/ML, security, and enterprise software. You'll collaborate with talented engineers across Google while helping shape the future of cloud infrastructure. The role offers excellent growth opportunities and the chance to work on challenging technical problems at global scale.

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Responsibilities For Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, 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, Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Kubernetes
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience in software development
  • 7 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks
  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture and testing/launching software products
  • Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science preferred
  • 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms preferred
  • 5 years of experience in technical leadership preferred
  • 3 years of experience working in complex, matrixed organizations preferred

Benefits For Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Medical Insurance
Equity
401k
  • Medical Insurance
  • Equity
  • 401k

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