Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Spanner
Google· enterprise· Internet & Cloud Services· Sep 16, 2026 · 1mo ago
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
In office
Full-time
Mid
$125K–$169K est.
2+ years exp
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.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the technical goal and execution of the product offering. You will be able to interact with product teams and customers and help deliver a differentiated feature for Cloud Spanner that unlock a market opportunity for users who are looking at Spanner for their large, global deployments.
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 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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• Write product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in C++, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
• Experience with designing and developing distributed databases or storage systems.
Minimum qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in C++, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
• Experience with designing and developing distributed databases or storage systems.
Preferred qualifications:
• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• Experience in code and system health, diagnosis and resolution, and software test engineering.
• Database experience in high availability/disaster recovery.
• Understanding of database internals and diagnosing of issues such as memory leaks, data corruption, database performance and tuning.
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