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Google · 4 months ago

Software Engineer, Cloud Spanner

Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$141K/yr - $202K/yr

2+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company that develops next-generation technologies to enhance how billions of users connect and interact with information. The Software Engineer role focuses on developing infrastructure and distributed systems, with opportunities to work on critical projects and switch teams as needed.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud StorageSearch EngineSEO

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

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

Qualification

Distributed systemsSoftware developmentProgramming languagesData structuresAlgorithmsObject-oriented designDatabase designSQLAccessible technologiesDegreeIn Computer Science

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

2 years of experience with software development or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting

2 years of experience with developing infrastructure and distributed systems

Experience programming in one or more of the following languages: Ruby, Python, Java, C++

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields

2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms

Experience developing accessible technologies

Excellent object-oriented, database design, and SQL skills

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

Google has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (8763)

2024 (8872)

2023 (9682)

2022 (11626)

2021 (9109)

2020 (9785)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Andy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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