Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure Platform

Minimum qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of software development experience in C++ or Java. 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products. 3 years of experience with software design and architecture. Experience designing and building proxy services or high-throughput networking infrastructure. 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. Experience with security domain. Understanding of Zero Trust architectures. 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. The Apps Building Block Partitioning team enables Google Workspace to achieve peak reliability and comply with global data sovereignty policies. Our infrastructure routes over 60 million Queries Per Second (QPS) and continues growing. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will own the technical strategy for a new Zero Trust security gateway securing traffic between data centers. You will transform ambiguous compliance requirements into a scalable, high‑performance proxy infrastructure, enabling Workspace to operate securely in high‑risk environments. You will address complex distributed systems challenges at massive scale. You will design infrastructure ensuring services like Gmail, Calendar, and Drive are resilient and compliant for billions of global users. You will work on a highly visible team valued by senior leadership. AI will change the future of work in profound ways, and our products— Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Sheets, Vids, and Meet—are at the forefront. From pre‑computed summaries for email threads, summaries for meetings, and videos created from a document using lifelike AI avatars, our AI opportunity is huge. Our mission is to meaningfully connect people so they can create, build, and grow together, and as part of the team you can build how productivity tools should work 5‑10 years into the future. You will work with model builders (Google DeepMind), work with exceptional leaders, and have the ability to impact billions of users across the world. Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $207,000 - $301,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Responsibilities Lead the end‑to‑end design and deployment of a mission‑critical Zero Trust security gateway that secures traffic between disparate data center tiers globally. Own the technical strategy for ensuring this infrastructure meets rigorous security requirements while maintaining high availability. Collaborate with product teams across the Workspace and non‑Workspace boundary to identify necessary boundary crossings and help them securely onboard to the proxy. Ensure the proxy adds minimal latency to critical cross‑region Remote Procedure Call (RPC) paths, balancing rigorous security verification with the performance needs of Workspace services. Maintain accountability for the technical quality of the code base, adhering to Google's most stringent engineering best practices. Partner with security experts to ensure complex regulatory and security requirements are properly translated into infrastructure controls. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form. #J-18808-Ljbffr Google