Staff Software Engineer, Google Distributed Cloud Networking

Staff Software Engineer, Google Distributed Cloud Networking

Location: Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Experience Level: Advanced

Overview

Advanced Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

About the Job

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.

GDC networking consists of multiple layers including physical network, overlay network, and Kubernetes network. You will be part of a team designing and developing software systems to automate the design, deployment, and operation of GDC physical and overlay networks.

GDC delivers solutions to address a huge opportunity of Google Cloud on a subset of very large customers (Finance, Government, Telco, EU regulated workloads etc.).

In this role, you will be a part of a growing team working with cutting edge data center and cloud networking technologies and building cloud native networking automation solutions.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting‑edge 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. Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US Compensation

$207,000 - $300,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Benefits

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Responsibilities

• Architect and design resilient, high-performance distributed systems and backend services that power large-scale Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and container networking platforms.
• Develop and optimize production‑grade code (primarily in Go/C++) for Kubernetes components, custom controllers, and orchestration engines running across massive fleet environments.
• Build and evolve software‑defined networking, network virtualization, and data center connectivity layers to ensure low‑latency, scalable, and secure traffic orchestration.
• Drive system reliability and performance tuning across large-scale distributed deployments by instituting robust testing frameworks, telemetry, and fault‑tolerant architectural patterns.
• Mentor engineers and lead technical strategy while actively collaborating with cross‑functional partners and engaging with the broader open‑source/cloud‑native ecosystem.

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