Software Engineer III, Infrastructure

7 Hours ago • 2-4 Years • Full Stack Development • Backend Development • DevOps • $141,000 PA - $202,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Google is seeking a Software Engineer III, Infrastructure to work on AlloyDB, a cloud-native, transactional database. This role involves developing and maintaining the "Dogfish" storage engine, built on Colossus and running partially in Borg and Google Cloud Engine. Responsibilities include writing code, participating in design reviews, analyzing distributed storage performance, ensuring data integrity, and contributing to database operations and maintenance. The ideal candidate will have experience with large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, and programming languages like C, C++, Python, or Go. The team is responsible for all aspects of storage: performance, data integrity, backup & restore, availability/operations, and keeping up with changes in upstream Postgres.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years software development experience or 1 year with advanced degree
  • 2+ years experience with data structures or algorithms
  • 2+ years experience developing large-scale infrastructure
  • Experience with C, C++, Python, or Go
Good to have:
  • Master's or PhD in Computer Science
  • 2+ years experience as Tech Lead or SRE
  • Experience developing accessible technologies
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with software development or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
  • 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
  • 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
  • Experience in one or more of the following programming languages: C, C++, Python, Go.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  • 2 years of experience as a Tech Lead or Site Reliability Engineering.
  • Experience developing accessible technologies.

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.

AlloyDB is an enterprise grade, cloud native, transactional database designed for high availability and performance. AlloyDB is fully compatible with open source PostgreSQL but has custom Google-built storage and query engines. This team is responsible for powering the storage engine in the distributed computer and storage architecture of AlloyDB engine.

The storage system is called "Dogfish" and was built from scratch on top of Colossus. It runs partially in Borg (to access Colossus), and partially in Google Cloud Engine (where the Postgres VMs runs). The storage for a database cluster is shared between the primary read/write node and read-only replicas. Our team of about 20+ is responsible for all aspects of storage: performance, data integrity, backup & restore, availability/operations, and keeping up with changes in upstream Postgres.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $141,000-$202,000 + 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.

Please 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 .

Responsibilities

  • Write product or system development code.
  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
  • Analyze performance of distributed storage and working on short and long term projects to improve it.
  • Test and hardening product data integrity
  • Participate in the operation and maintenance of the Database as a service, including troubleshooting and diagnosis of customer and service issues

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