Staff Software Engineer, Engineering Productivity

Google•Sunnyvale, CA

7d•$197,000 - $291,000

About The Position

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. 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’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. 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. With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. The Google Global Network (GGN) is the largest network in the world, and has experienced extraordinary growth in the past year. Google’s unique network architecture ensures reliability, speed, redundancy, and efficient use of hardware across the globe. Each part of the network has unique challenges and architectural approaches, but shares a common need for well tested network management services. Also, network devices require specialized testing for the specific roles required by Google’s network architecture. At Corp Eng, we build world-leading business solutions that scale a more helpful Google for everyone. As Google’s IT organization, we provide end-to-end solutions for organizations across Google. We deliver the right tools, platforms, and experiences for all Googlers as they create more helpful products and services for everyone. In the simplest terms, we are Google for Googlers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in software development.
5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
5 years of experience building developer tools that improve developer velocity, code quality and code health (e.g., compilers, automated releases, code design and testing, test automation frameworks).
3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

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.
3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

Responsibilities

Lead the emulation team to design and implement Google's Global Network virtualization infrastructure.
Provide technical leadership to the emulation engineers on design and implementation strategy, reviewing design documents and code, and conquering complex problems.
Explore Google technologies that might be relevant to Google's Global Network Engineering Productivity.
Foster engineering best practices in testing, code reviews, and agile development.
Lead the development of tools to translate internal integration tests to open source functional tests.