{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"d8c63b844fb080aa1452920e","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d8c63b844fb080aa1452920e","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d8c63b844fb080aa1452920e","title":"Senior Software Engineer, Google Distributed Cloud, Kubernetes","description":"In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:\n\nHealth, dental, vision, life, disability insurance\nRetirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match\nPaid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment\nSick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)\nMaternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks\nBaby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks\nHolidays: 13 paid days per year\n\nNote: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.\nMinimum qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.\n5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, specifically with Go and Kubernetes.\n3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture for distributed systems.\n\nPreferred qualifications:\nMaster's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.\n5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.\n1 year of experience in a technical leadership role driving new products from design to execution.\nExperience developing accessible technologies.\nExperience building or managing platforms on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and collaborating in data-motivated decisions in a matrixed organization.\nAbout the job\nGoogle'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.\n\nThe Google Distributed Cloud Hosted (GDCH) team is a initiative that brings the power of Google Cloud to customers with strict regulatory requirements in disconnected, air-gapped environments. We are building a converged hardware/software solution that leverages open-source technologies to deliver managed cloud services on-premise.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.\n\nThe US base salary range for this full-time position is $166,000-$244,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.\n\nPlease note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.\nResponsibilities\nWrite and test product or system development code to manage the full life-cycle of Kubernetes clusters, including creation, upgrades, health monitoring, and backups using Go.\nParticipate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies for managing fleets of clusters at scale in disconnected, air-gapped environments.\nReview code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency within distributed systems).\nContribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.\nTriage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.\nGoogle 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. 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Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.\n\nPlease note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. 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