Senior Staff Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Google • Sunnyvale, CA

373d • $237,000 - $337,000

About The Position

The Senior Staff Software Engineer in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) at Google Cloud is responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of Google's services. This role combines software and systems engineering to build and maintain large-scale, fault-tolerant systems. The engineer will engage in the entire lifecycle of services, from design to deployment and operation, while focusing on optimizing existing systems and automating processes. The position emphasizes collaboration, diversity, and a culture of problem-solving and openness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 4 years of experience leading projects and providing technical leadership.
• 3 years of experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services from inception and design to deployment, operation, and refinement.
• Support services before they go live through system design consulting, developing software platforms, capacity planning, and launch reviews.
• Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.
• Scale systems sustainably through automation and evolve systems by implementing changes that improve reliability and velocity.
• Practice sustainable incident response and conduct blameless postmortems.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $237,000-$337,000 plus bonus and equity.
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
• Retirement savings plan with 401(k) options.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Opportunities for professional development and continued education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree