Staff Software Engineer, Filestore, Google Cloud

About the job

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.

Google Cloud Filestore is a managed file storage service for applications that require a shared filesystem through a network interface (e.g., NFS) and Enterprise-grade feature set (e.g., backups, snapshots).

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

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to a team of experienced engineers and Tech Leads.
• Drive the technical direction, roadmap and detailed planning along with the engineering manager.
• Design and architect scalable, resilient, and performant distributed filesystem backend for Filestore.
• Make key decisions regarding technology choices, system design, and trade-offs.
• Collaborate and work closely with product managers, SREs, and other Engineering teams within File-solutions, Storage and Google Cloud to align technical strategy with product goals.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures and algorithms.
• 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration and decision-making with multiple stakeholder groups.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• Experience in storage systems, distributed systems architecture, data replication, and disaster recovery technologies.
• Experience programming in C/C++.