Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience in software development and testing.
• 2 years of experience programming in Java.
• 1 year of experience with data privacy or security systems.
  
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or other similar cloud technologies.
  
• Experience with databases and querying languages (e.g., SQL, MySQL).
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  
• Experience with software development in Go, Node.js, Ruby.
  
• Experience and exposure with GCP and Kubernetes.
  

Summary

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience in software development and testing.
• 2 years of experience programming in Java.
• 1 year of experience with data privacy or security systems.
  
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or other similar cloud technologies.
  
• Experience with databases and querying languages (e.g., SQL, MySQL).
  

Description

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. 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 Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. 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.

Looker is working to bring better insights and data-driven decisions to every business. Everything we do is aimed at making sure our customers love every aspect of Looker, from our products and technologies to our ease of doing business and our support.

Our team is integral to the operation and success of Looker. Our services encompass licensing, management tools developed on GCP for instance provisioning, Kubernetes services built on all three major cloud providers for runtime behavior control, and observability data pipelines for monitoring and alerting.

We actively identify high-impact issues to enhance performance, security, quality, and business growth. We are also driving the path forward for what it means to be a multi-cloud GCP product, which presents significant opportunities within Google Cloud.

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 $136,000-$200,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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 benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
  
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
  
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
  
• Design, develop, and maintain services and infrastructure to facilitate the automated provisioning, updating, and management of customer Looker instances operating on multiple cloud platforms.
  
• Increase performance, reliability, and observability of/into Looker functionality.

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