Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Google Cloud Networking

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience with software development with C++, Python, or Go programming language.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  
• Understanding of computer architecture, server hardware, networking basics (e.g., switches, routers), out-of-band management.
• Familiarity with Linux environments and system-level programming concepts.
• Interest in distributed systems, operating systems, or low-level software.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

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.

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:

• Build features and improve infrastructure to support scaling Load Balancing products to meet the needs of our Google Cloud Platform customers.
• Contribute to projects involving hardware qualification, low-level software integration, optimizing system performance, and enhancing our fleet management capabilities. Examples of team projects include Vendor-on-Net, Borgification (off-net and on-net), and XT-ToR.
• Collaborate with team members and cross-functional partners (e.g., hardware vendors, SRE teams, service owners) to deliver on project goals.
• Improve system reliability, performance, security, and scalability across a large, distributed fleet.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software systems and features, primarily using C++, Python, and Go.