Software Engineer, Data Integrity

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in C++ programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms in either an academic or industry setting.

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.
• Ability to self direct and contribute to project direction.
• Ability to collaborate well both within and outside the team.

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.

Due to the rising importance of Data Integrity for both Google and its customers, the Unified Data Components for Storage team was assigned the responsibility of creating a platform and standards for Data Integrity within Google. Data Integrity involves the reliability of data, encompassing its availability, durability, and correctness. The need for this initiative arose from the similarities in handling Data Integrity across different storage systems and teams, as well as the lack of a unified language and tools. This platform and standards aim to address these challenges, ensuring consistent and reliable data management practices across Google's storage systems.

Responsibilities

• Join a small, important team of engineers designing and developing data integrity storage components.
• Work on many of Google’s database systems, understand their similarities and differences.
• Monitor, detect and alert on anomalies in databases.
• Make it safe for systems to work with databases, increasing Google’s reliability and velocity.
• Work with many internal customers of our storage components.