Software Engineer, Cloud Virtual Machines Lifecycle

About the job

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.

Imagine a world where your cloud infrastructure just works. No more troubleshooting server issues or manually scaling your applications. That's the "Zero Ops" vision, and we're making it a reality. We provide the control plane that manages the lifecycle of virtual machines (VMs) in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Need a VM? Our system translates your requests into actions across multiple cloud services, ensuring your VMs are deployed and operate exactly as you need them to. We also build tools like Managed Instance Groups, which simplify the management of VM clusters. This includes powerful features like autohealing, autoscaling, and auto-updating. We even work on large-scale deployments and support dedicated physical servers for specialized workloads. We're building the engine that powers a huge portion of GCP's compute capabilities.

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.