Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Python), or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
  
• 2 years of experience building developer tools that improve developer velocity, code quality and code health (e.g., compilers, automated releases, code design and testing, test automation frameworks).
  
• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• Knowledge of one or more of the following: APIs, control planes, or frameworks.
  

Summary

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Python), or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
  
• 2 years of experience building developer tools that improve developer velocity, code quality and code health (e.g., compilers, automated releases, code design and testing, test automation frameworks).
  
• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.

Description

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.

The Compute EngProd team is dedicated to accelerating the development velocity and enhancing the quality of the Google Compute Engine (GCE) Control Plane engineering organization. We achieve this by providing developers with robust tools, frameworks, and streamlined release processes. Our focus is on continuously improving the testing experience across all stages of the software development lifecycle. We empower Google Compute Engine Control Plane initiatives through the delivery of scalable test infrastructure and actionable insights. The team is responsible for developing and maintaining test frameworks that enable automated testing at Google scale.

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.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• 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.