About the role

What will you do at Google?

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

* 5 years of experience with software development in C++, C, or Python.

* 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products,

and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

* 3 years of experience developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed

systems or networking, or experience with compute technologies or hardware

architecture.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.

* 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

* 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.

* Experience with containerization and Kubernetes (K8s) on cloud.

* Knowledge of networking fundamentals (e.g., TCP/IP, Routing, VLANs, Load

Balancing, etc.).

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.

In this role, you will

manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software
solutions.
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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related
skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google
[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Design and develop network connectivity solution for hybrid/multi cloud,
involving data plane and control plane elements.
* Implement new networking features for Google Distributed Cloud (GDC)
platforms along with other members of the team.
* Help external GDC customers who hit issues in production clusters.
* Design and develop network virtualization solutions for Container/Virtual
Machine workloads running on kubernetes platforms.

Which skills does this role require?

C++CPythonSoftware ArchitectureDistributed SystemsCompute TechnologiesHardware ArchitectureCloud ComputingLoad BalancingSoftware EngineeringInfrastructureGoogle CloudData PlaneControl PlaneGoogle Distributed CloudVirtualizationHybrid CloudMulti CloudSoftware DevelopmentProduction SupportEnterprise SolutionsScalabilityGCP

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