Senior Staff Software Engineer, Monarch

Google is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of their Monarch platform - an advanced internal monitoring and cloud monitoring system. This role involves shaping the future of Google's monitoring infrastructure that supports their massive production environment. The position requires expertise in large-scale distributed systems, with a focus on building reliable, scalable, and efficient monitoring solutions.

The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring the ability to drive architectural decisions while also implementing complex software solutions. You'll work on an end-to-end monitoring system encompassing data modeling, collection, querying, alerting, and data management abstractions. This is a critical position supporting Google Cloud's mission to accelerate digital transformation across industries.

As a senior technical leader, you'll collaborate with executive technical leaders across Cloud to drive the next transformation in Google's monitoring platforms. The role offers the opportunity to work on systems at massive scale, solving complex technical challenges while leading and mentoring teams. You'll be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of monitoring systems that support Google's ever-growing production environment.

The position offers competitive compensation including a base salary range of $248,000-$349,000 plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers passionate about distributed systems and monitoring infrastructure to make a significant impact at one of the world's leading technology companies.