Staff Software Engineer, Spanner EngProd

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in software development.
  
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
  
• 5 years of experience in backend systems and distributed database development.
• 5 years of experience in C++.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• Understanding of storage technologies (SAN, NAS, Object Storage, Cloud Storage) and cloud orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Terraform.

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.

In this role, you will build systems, tools, and infrastructure to enhance data integrity. You will directly boost developer productivity, release velocity, and overall product excellence. As an executive Staff Engineer, you will drive development, produce quality, code, own low-level designs, and foster engineering excellence. You will lead and mentor engineers, ensure operations, build developer tools, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver solutions for our customers.

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 $197,000-$291,000 + 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.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain testing frameworks/platforms to improve the reliability, scalability, and performance of spanner and own the development and execution of sub modules, foster innovation and pushing the boundaries.
• Guide and mentor team members, fostering their technical growth and career development and Implement coaching, succession planning, and strategies to build and maintain a performing team.
• Partner with other engineering teams to gather requirements, define roadmap and translate them into technical solutions, and deliver results.
• Architect and maintain quality, well-documented codebases through code reviews to ensure the team's output meets standards.
• Collaborate to resolve roadblocks, remove dependencies, and ensure projects stay on track.