May 12, 2025

Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Google Cloud Serverless

Mid • On-site

$141,000 - $202,000/yr

San Francisco, CA

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
  • 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
  • Experience with Docker, Cloud Systems, and Infrastructure Systems.
  • Experience with Performance and Memory Management.
  • Experience in C++ and Go.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  • Experience developing accessible technologies.
  • Experience with cloud computing and Serverless/containerized workloads.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Kernel, Virtualization, Systems Internals, or Filesystem.

About the job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

Serverless removes the burden of infrastructure management for Google Cloud customers by automatically scaling infrastructure up and down from zero almost instantaneously—depending on traffic. The Serverless Data Plane organization comprises the set of teams that own the components which route customer traffic and run their code as the underlying infrastructure for our products.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $141,000-$202,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain the sandbox environment that is at the heart of executing and serving our customers' applications.
  • Work with key components of our virtualization platform I/O and core execution subsystems. Work with other engineers to improve the performance, reliability, and feature set of virtual machine interfaces related to storage, networking, memory management, and process interactions. Our stack is primarily C++ and Go.
  • Apply understanding of software principles and systems programming to debug complex issues, optimize code paths, implement features, and contribute to the overall architecture of our stack.