Software Engineer, Developer Platform

Verily•San Bruno, CA

20h

About The Position

Verily, an Alphabet subsidiary, employs a data-driven strategy to transform health management and healthcare delivery. Established in 2015 from Google X, its mission is to deliver precision health to everyone daily by generating and activating data from diverse sources, including clinical, social, behavioral, and real-world data, to identify optimal solutions based on comprehensive evidence. Verily's distinct expertise in technology, data science, and healthcare empowers the entire healthcare ecosystem to achieve superior health outcomes. The Developer Platform team is tasked with constructing cloud-native, self-service developer infrastructure that supports the software development lifecycle for over 600 engineers at Verily. This team ensures a rapid, enjoyable, scalable, and secure developer experience through integrated capabilities in AI, IDE extensions, application templates, developer portals, CI/CD, and other functional areas. It is a product-oriented, highly effective, world-class platform engineering team that significantly enhances the product development process at Verily. As a member of this team, you will collaborate with engineers who have contributed to successful projects such as Kubernetes, Istio, and Firebase.

Requirements

BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience in software engineering with 3+ years experience developing and maintaining reliable, scalable, and secure products and services in production in Go, Python, TypeScript, or similar programming languages.
Prior experience with cloud technologies: Google Cloud Platform/Amazon Web Services/Azure or other cloud providers, GitHub Actions, VSCode, Kubernetes, Backstage, or related tools.
Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and system design with strong analytical and debugging skills.
Strong communication skills in scenarios like discussing a new feature, investigating a customer issue, and articulating next steps and blockers in a task.
Qualified applicants must not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Google Cloud Platform and Kubernetes.
Experience in building with LLMs to solve business problems.
Strong working knowledge of microservices, software delivery platforms, DevSecOps, continuous integration, and release management processes.
Familiarity working in a centralized developer platform team.
Passionate about developer experience with a high empathy for users.

Responsibilities

Own the implementation for a significant platform capability or set of capabilities.
Participate in the design and development of capabilities that leverage state-of-the-art cloud-native open source components (e.g. Kubernetes, VSCode, Backstage, Terraform) and cutting-edge AI.
Communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members contributing to your objectives.
Drive execution through high-quality implementation and set an example of best practices in code health and production (e.g. monitoring, frequent releases, reliable CI).