Senior Software Engineer, Virtual Environments Infrastructure

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 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 large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
• Experience with tool development.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with Ansible and Terraform.
• Experience in infrastructure with knowledge across compute, storage and networking.

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.

Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) is a family of software and converged hardware/software solutions for customers who want the benefits of Google Cloud on premises, in disconnected environments, etc. GDC delivers managed cloud services in air-gapped customer environments and in on premises environments (with connectivity back to Google Cloud) . It builds on top of enterprise grade hardware, leveraging open source technologies to enable a shorter (and more cost effective) time to market for customers.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s 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 $166,000-$244,000 + 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.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $166,000-$244,000 + 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

• Ensure the stability, performance, and high availability of all virtual environments to support continuous development and testing.
• Monitor the health of the environments and provide robust debugging tools and support to quickly diagnose and resolve issues.
• Define and drive initiatives to improve the overall reliability and longevity of our virtual environments.
• Partner with engineering teams to understand their requirements and continuously evolve our environment offerings with new configurations and capabilities focused on achieving physical lab environments.
• Be responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of the various tools and infrastructure for virtual environments. Some examples include automating the environment provisioning, management, and scaling of environments to ensure efficient and on-demand access.