Senior Staff Software Engineer, Storage, Google Distributed Cloud

Google•Cambridge, MA

15h•$248,000 - $349,000

About The Position

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.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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in software development.
7 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
Experience architecting and delivering enterprise software solutions that integrate distributed computing, storage, and file systems with advanced Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) networking and Anthos frameworks.
Experience designing scalable APIs, leading high-stakes customer engagements, and driving results across organizational boundaries.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Technical Lead and Uber Tech Lead (UTL) for a team of engineers delivering file and block storage capabilities for Google Distributed Cloud (GDC).
Drive the overall technical charter for the file and block storage teams located in Raleigh-Durham (RDU) and Cambridge (CAM).
Analyze customer deployments and use cases to ensure the architecture roadmap aligns with their requirements.
Lead roadmap conversations with Product Management (PM) and prioritize the technical charter for the organization.
Collaborate with the team to ensure a sound development process and that projects have well-defined outcomes.