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Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Google is a global technology company that builds innovative products and services used by billions of users.
$197,000 - $291,000
Site Reliability
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cloud

Description For Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Google Cloud's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help build and maintain large-scale, distributed systems. This role combines software and systems engineering to ensure Google Cloud's services maintain optimal reliability and performance. As an SRE, you'll tackle complex challenges unique to Google's scale, focusing on system optimization, infrastructure development, and automation. The position requires expertise in coding, algorithms, and distributed systems design.

The role involves working with Google's Technical Infrastructure team, which is fundamental to Google's product portfolio. You'll be part of a team that values intellectual curiosity, problem-solving, and collaboration in a blame-free environment. The position offers opportunities to work on meaningful projects while receiving support and mentorship for professional growth.

Key responsibilities include managing service lifecycles from design to deployment, conducting system design consulting, capacity planning, and launch reviews. You'll monitor system health metrics, implement automation for scalability, and participate in incident response. The role requires strong technical skills and leadership experience, offering a competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers passionate about building reliable, scalable systems and who want to make a significant impact on Google Cloud's infrastructure. The role combines technical expertise with leadership opportunities, making it ideal for those looking to advance their careers in site reliability engineering at one of tech's leading companies.

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Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

  • Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services—from inception and design, through 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
  • Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency and overall system health
  • Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation, and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity
  • Practice sustainable incident response and blameless postmortems

Requirements For Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

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
  • Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering (preferred)

Benefits For Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
Equity
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits package

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