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Google · 3 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Google Distributed Cloud, Kubernetes

Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$166K/yr - $244K/yr

5+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company that develops next-generation technologies for billions of users. The Senior Software Engineer will work on critical projects related to Google Cloud, focusing on building and managing Kubernetes clusters in air-gapped environments and ensuring the delivery of managed cloud services.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud StorageSearch EngineSEO

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Write and test product or system development code to manage the full life-cycle of Kubernetes clusters, including creation, upgrades, health monitoring, and backups using Go

Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies for managing fleets of clusters at scale in disconnected, air-gapped environments

Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency within distributed systems)

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

GoKubernetesSoftware designDistributed systemsData structuresAlgorithmsAccessible technologiesGoogle Kubernetes EngineTechnical leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience

5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, specifically with Go and Kubernetes

3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture for distributed systems

Preferred

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

5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms

1 year of experience in a technical leadership role driving new products from design to execution

Experience developing accessible technologies

Experience building or managing platforms on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and influencing data-driven decisions in a matrixed organization

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

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

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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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