Software Engineer III, BigQuery (BigLake Federation), Google Cloud

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.

• Experience in distributed computing, data analysis, Google infrastructure.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.

• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

• Experience developing accessible technologies.

• Experience with open source systems like Apache Iceberg, Spark, etc.

• Experience working with partners like SAP, Salesforce, or other cloud computing providers.

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.

BigLake Metastore is the heart of data analytics processing. The mission of BigLake is to create the one unified managed catalog for all of Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

We are riding the wave of the latest advancements in data analytics, integrating with technologies like Apache Iceberg and Apache Delta. Our work impacts the user experience across the GCP data analytics landscape.

In this role, you will be focused on improving federation support for BigLake. This includes supporting major strategic partners such as Salesforce, open source standards such as the Iceberg Rest Catalog, and other major metastores such as Glue.

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.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.

• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

• Be responsible for all data and metadata federation aspects and expand BigLake to other clouds.

• Be responsible for creating a compelling cross cloud data analytics product, working with senior software engineers and project management leads.

• Influence the roadmap, work with customers & partners, and help with building a strong culture of operational excellence within this new team.

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