Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, AlloyDB High Availability
About The Position
Google's software engineers develop technologies that change how users connect, explore, and interact with information. Engineers work on projects critical to Google's needs and are expected to be versatile, show leadership qualities, and take on new problems as the business evolves. This role is part of Google Cloud Platform's Database area. AlloyDB is an enterprise-grade transactional relational database that combines an open-source PostgreSQL front end with custom-built storage and query engines for availability, performance, security, and manageability. The engineer will design and build foundational architecture that enables high-availability guarantees for AlloyDB customers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in software development using C++, Java, or Go.
- 3 years of experience designing and developing large-scale distributed systems or backend infrastructure.
- 1 year of experience leveraging AI tools or frameworks to accelerate development and engineering productivity.
- Experience designing and developing relational databases, database internals, information retrieval, query planning, and execution.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Experience building managed services, particularly for databases or storage, and developing scalable solutions on cloud computing platforms.
- Experience architecting high-availability infrastructure, distributed consensus, or disaster recovery technologies.
- Experience in an RDBMS kernel or RDBMS storage.
- Experience in a technical leadership role, guiding technical strategic direction or mentoring engineers.
Responsibilities
- Design and build the high-availability architecture evolution for a fully managed relational database.
- Work alongside the technical lead to drive long-term technical direction.
- Own and drive the design and implementation of major components across the database stack.
- Help influence and shape the team's culture and processes, and grow and mentor other engineers on the team.
- Partner with product managers to define product direction and collaborate with other GCP teams to drive alignment.
Benefits
- 15% bonus target
- Equity
- Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
