Software Engineer, Google Cloud Platform

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 Foundation Services team is building a core platform layer within Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that empowers teams to build and scale managed SaaS products. This integration allows services to run across various environments. A key focus area is the "Experiments and Feature Flag" platform. This platform will allow first-party and third-party service producers to safely rollout software changes, experiment with different versions, and conduct A/B testing. The goal is to provide a consistent experience across all Google platforms, from internal systems to external cloud environments. In this role, you will leverage your technical knowledge to manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

You will be responsible for the full software development life-cycle, including designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing software 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance the platform for “Experiments and Feature Flags,” enabling Service Producers to deploy, manage, and iterate on their software products.
• Design and implement systems that support safe rollouts, detailed experiments, and comprehensive A/B testing across different versions of software.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the platform provides a consistent and high-quality experience across all Google platforms, from internal systems to external cloud environments (e.g., GCP, GDC, etc.).
• Contribute to the architecture that supports seamless integration of services running on diverse cloud platforms.

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.
• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• Experience in platform engineering.
• Experience in Kubernetes and Go.
• Experience developing and designing cloud-based applications and services, with knowledge of cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of SRE practices.

Benefits:

• Health and Wellbeing (Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents)
• Financial wellbeing (Competitive compensation, regular bonus and equity refresh opportunities)
• Flexibility and time off (Paid time off, including vacation, bereavement, jury duty, sick leave, parental leave, disability, and holidays)
• Family support and care (Fertility and growing family support, parental leave and baby bonding leave)
• Community and personal development (Educational reimbursement)
• Googley extras (Inspiring spaces to work, recharge, and collaborate with fellow Googlers)

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.