Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Service Mesh

Google•Sunnyvale, CA

21h•$174,000 - $252,000

About The Position

Google software engineers develop technologies that serve billions of users and work on projects critical to Google’s needs. Engineers may work across areas such as distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, data storage, security, and other fields, with opportunities to move between teams and projects as the business evolves. This role is on the Cloud Service Mesh (CSM) Platform, a component of Google Cloud's Service Centric Networking. A service mesh is an infrastructure layer for transparently providing capabilities such as observability, traffic management, and security to distributed microservices. The platform supports AI enablements and next-generation Agentic workloads. The team aims to help customers operate microservices securely, compliantly, and at scale across different platforms and compute infrastructures. Google Cloud provides enterprise-grade solutions using Google's technology to help organizations digitally transform and solve business problems. Individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The US salary range is $174,000–$252,000, with a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

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 developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
Experience with containerization and orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes and Docker.
Experience in systems programming using C++ or Go.

Responsibilities

Write and test product or system development code.
Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to choose among available technologies.
Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices, including style guidelines, code check-in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency.
Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt it based on product or program updates and user feedback.
Triage product or system issues and debug, track, and resolve them by analyzing their sources and impact on hardware, network, service operations, and quality.