Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platforms
Kirkland, WA, USA · Mid
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$27,595 more — $174,595 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $174,595 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- - Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- - 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
Responsibilities
- Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
- 2 years of experience programming in C++.
- 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or distributed databases.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
- 2 years of experience with performance, large-scale systems data analysis, visualization tools, or debugging.
- 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms in either an academic or industry setting.
- Experience with Spanner.
- Experience designing APIs.
- Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search.
- 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.
Compensation
- US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Benefits
- Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
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