Software Engineer, GCS Transfer Appliance Infrastructure

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Computer Science fundamentals
• Software development experience in programming language Go
• 2 years of experience with software development or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  
• Solid understanding of networking, network performance, and network configuration.
• Knowledge of Unix file-system fundamentals (high throughput reads and writes; compression; encryption).
• Basic understanding and familiarity with Linux Kernel level software/modules.
• Basic understanding of low-level storage (raid-arrays, HDDs).

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.

The transfer appliance infrastructure team builds a storage system for transferring data from and to a customer from GCS. We select a suitable hardware platform, maintain our own OS build, work on the storage and networking performance. We also solve customer usability and security problems, work with operations to make sure our logistics and maintenance are working smoothly.

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

• Address current transfer appliance reliability, performance and security challenges.
• Work with external suppliers to specify, test and profile the next generation of TAs.
• Improve our software to boost storage reliability, data transfer speed, customer usability.
• Work on general data storage infrastructure problems.
• Provide technical guidance for more junior team members.