Senior Software Engineer, Google Cloud Storage

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of coding experience in one or more of the following languages: C, C++, Java, or Python.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience with developing 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 field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience in cloud computing, including one or more of the following: public, private cloud, compute, storage, networking, software, platform/infrastructure-as-a-service.

About The Job

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. 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 Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. 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 drive the future of flash storage at Google. You will work on projects, designing and implementing advanced scheduling algorithms for improved user isolation and QoS, micro-optimizing server code for ultra-low latency. You will be responsible for enhancing data integrity through advanced error detection, collaborating with platform teams on design and qualification of new solid-state drive (SSD) hardware, and developing innovative technologies like SmartFTL and write amplification (WAF) reduction techniques.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead, design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Enhance the performance, efficiency, and reliability of Google's core flash storage.
• Enable adoption of new SSD technologies to reduce costs and improve capabilities.
• Influence future storage hardware designs.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .