Job description

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 AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide. We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $207000 - $301000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google . • Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects. • Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers. • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines. • Lead a high-impact engineering team to deliver state-of-the-art telemetry infrastructure for GCP’s financial exchange platform, ensuring technical and execution strategy is aligned with the critical performance and reliability objectives of the global financial services market. • Drive the overarching architecture and design of mission-critical systems, such as the Fairness Monitor (FairMon) and Butter Capture Collector (BCC), to provide deterministic telemetry for ultra-low-latency (ULL) networks and real-time fairness monitoring for institutional-grade trading workloads. • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. • 8 years of experience programming in C++. • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products. • 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture. • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture. • Experience with distributed systems and network infrastructure. Minimum qualifications: • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. • 8 years of experience programming in C++. • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products. • 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture. • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture. • Experience with distributed systems and network infrastructure. Preferred qualifications: • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. • 8 years of experience with software development in C++, C, or Python or 6 years with an advanced degree. • 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms. • Experience architecting, designing, and leading the development of large-scale distributed systems, with specialized experience in high-performance packet processing or low-latency network architectures. • Expertise with lower-level system programming, Linux internals, and datapath networking frameworks (e.g., eBPF/XDP, DPDK). • Track record of operating, debugging, and scaling mission-critical, high-throughput network telemetry and packet-ingestion systems.

Requirements

Must-haves

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Learn more about benefits at Google .
Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience programming in C++.
5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
Experience with distributed systems and network infrastructure.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience programming in C++.
5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
Experience with distributed systems and network infrastructure.
8 years of experience with software development in C++, C, or Python or 6 years with an advanced degree.
8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

Nice-to-haves

US: $207000 - $301000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
Experience architecting, designing, and leading the development of large-scale distributed systems, with specialized experience in high-performance packet processing or low-latency network architectures.
Expertise with lower-level system programming, Linux internals, and datapath networking frameworks (e.g., eBPF/XDP, DPDK).
Track record of operating, debugging, and scaling mission-critical, high-throughput network telemetry and packet-ingestion systems.

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