Software Engineer, Distributed Rate Limiting Services
Google· enterprise· Internet & Cloud Services· Jul 17, 2026 · 3mo agoPosted 102 days ago
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
In office
Full-time
Mid
$125K–$169K est.
2+ years exp
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Job description
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.
QuotaServer and Bouncer are the massively distributed platforms powering quota enforcement across google and Cloud. As foundational and critical services, they are utilized by virtually all critical services within Google.
In this role, your mission is to develop and maintain planet-scale, distributed infrastructure for reliable and accurate rate limiting and quota enforcement, serving internal Google and Google Cloud clients.
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: $147000 - $211000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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• Design, implement and maintain some of the widely used and critical rate limiting services within Google.
• Collect, refine and prioritize feature requests from users of the rate-limiting service and architect a execution plan to implement them.
• Debug planet scale distributed systems and diagnose production issues.
• Communicate and collaborate with partners (our SRE, current and future users of our service, our dependencies).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
Minimum qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
Preferred qualifications:
• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
• Experience building and managing distributed processing pipelines for large-scale datasets.
• Experience architecting and developing software for distributed systems in high-performance computing or cloud environments.
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