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Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

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Site Reliability
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cloud
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Description For Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Google's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their mission of building and maintaining large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems. This role combines software and systems engineering to ensure Google Cloud's services maintain reliability and optimal performance. As an SRE, you'll tackle complex challenges unique to Google's scale, focusing on optimizing existing systems, building infrastructure, and implementing automation. The position requires expertise in coding, algorithms, and large-scale system design.

The role is based in Warsaw, Poland, where you'll work with Google's Technical Infrastructure team to maintain and improve the architecture behind Google's vast product portfolio. You'll be responsible for the entire service lifecycle, from design to deployment and refinement, while ensuring systems are scalable and efficient. The position offers opportunities to work on critical services, implement automation, and collaborate with developer teams on architecture and processes.

This is an ideal opportunity for experienced engineers passionate about distributed systems and infrastructure at scale. You'll join a culture that values intellectual curiosity and problem-solving, working in a blame-free environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. The role offers significant impact, working on systems that power Google Cloud's most critical services while contributing to the evolution of Google's technical infrastructure.

As a Staff SRE, you'll lead projects, mentor team members, and drive technical decisions that impact Google's infrastructure. The position offers competitive compensation, the chance to work with cutting-edge technology, and the opportunity to solve some of the most challenging problems in distributed systems at a global scale.

Last updated 24 days ago

Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

  • Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services from inception, design 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
  • Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation, and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity
  • Work on the availability, scalability, efficiency and latency of some of Google Cloud's most critical services
  • Solve operations problems by using software engineering principles and best practices
  • Collaborate with the developer teams on design, architecture and processes

Requirements For Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Linux
Kubernetes
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience with data structures or algorithms
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages
  • 3 years of experience leading projects and designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems
  • Experience working in computing, distributed systems, storage, or networking
  • Experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
  • Ability to debug, optimize code, and to automate routine tasks
  • Excellent problem-solving, verbal and written communication skills

Benefits For Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Medical Insurance
401k
Parental Leave
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Retirement plans
  • Parental leave

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