Staff Software Engineer, BigQuery Engineering Infrastructure

1 Month ago • 8-11 Years • Full Stack Development • $197,000 PA - $291,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Staff Software Engineer will work on BigQuery's Engineering Infrastructure team, responsible for the platform used to validate and release the product, and developing production systems to prevent customer incidents. Responsibilities include providing technical leadership on high-impact projects, coaching engineers, facilitating team alignment, managing project priorities, and designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing large-scale software solutions. BigQuery is a serverless, massive-scale data analytics platform used across various sectors. This role requires extensive experience in software development, testing, design, architecture, and production reliability. The ideal candidate will have experience with API development, developer tools, or OLAP databases and a strong background in data structures and algorithms.
Must have:
  • 8+ years software development experience
  • 5+ years experience testing and launching software
  • 3+ years experience with software design and architecture
  • Production reliability experience
  • Technical leadership skills
  • Project management skills
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in related field
  • Experience with data structures/algorithms
  • Technical leadership in a matrixed organization
  • API Development, Developer Tools, or OLAP Databases experience
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience with handling Production Reliability.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
  • Experience with API Development, Developer Tools, or OLAP Databases

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.

BigQuery is a serverless, massive scale, and multi-engine data analytics platform. It supports a wide range of data analytics use cases including reporting, business intelligence, data pipelines, and data marts and is used across nearly all enterprise sectors including retail, finance, technology, and gaming.

The Engineering Infrastructure team is responsible for delivering the platform used by BQ's engineers to validate and release the product, along with developing production systems to mitigate and prevent customer incidents.

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 $197,000-$291,000 + 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

  • Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
  • Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
  • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions.

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