Software Engineer III, Google Cloud Bigtable
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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 in software development with C++.
- Experience with data structures, algorithms, and software design.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, with a focus on distributed systems or database internals.
- Experience building or operating large-scale NoSQL systems or distributed storage engines.
- Proficiency in performance-critical C++, including low-level resource management (memory, CPU, and I/O).
- Understanding of distributed systems theory, such as consensus protocols (Paxos, Raft), consistency models, and replication strategies, with experience in cloud-native development and managing high-availability managed services.
- Excellent problem-solving skills for debugging non-deterministic issues in large-scale distributed environments, and communication skills to collaborate with geographically distributed engineering teams and contribute to technical designs.
About the job
Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. 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 Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. 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.
In this role, with your technical expertise, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance 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
- Design, implement, and maintain high-performance C++ code for Bigtable’s core storage and distributed query layers.
- Take end-to-end responsibility for specific technical sub-components, ensuring they meet strict performance, scalability, and reliability requirements.
- Uphold high standards for code health through proactive testing, code reviews, and performance benchmarking at scale.
- Author technical design documents for new features, ensuring alignment with Bigtable’s long-term architectural goals and distributed systems principles. Participate in on-call rotations and troubleshoot complex production issues to maintain tier-0 service health and strict service level objectives.
- Partner with technical leads and product managers to refine project scopes and deliver features in an agile, global environment. Contribute to improving team workflows, including CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
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