Software Engineer, AI Storage

Google
Sunnyvale, California, United StatesFull-time$147,000–$210,000Posted Sep 1, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 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 large-scale infrastructure, distributed

systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or

hardware architecture.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  • Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale storage

systems, distributed databases, or file systems.

  • Experience in writing and maintaining code in programming languages,

including Go, C++, or Java.

  • Experience in container orchestration, microservices, and deploying

distributed systems using Kubernetes.

ABOUT THE JOB:

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.

Join the Google Distributed Cloud SDS team and build the future of storage

enabling AI in edge environments. Our mission is to deliver a robust, scalable,

and performant storage solution for Google Distributed Cloud and beyond,

enabling customers to run their most demanding stateful applications, including

AI and Gemini workloads, at the hybrid environment. We build solutions for

Google's containerized environment, powered by Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE),

addressing complex issues in the evolving world of distributed systems. As a

Software Engineer on our early-stage team, you will have a unique opportunity to

shape our technical direction, build an exceptional team, and make a significant

impact on a rapidly growing product.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

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.

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.
  • 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.

Qualifications

  • 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.
  • Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale storage systems, distributed databases, or file systems.
  • Experience in writing and maintaining code in programming languages, including Go, C++, or Java.
  • Experience in container orchestration, microservices, and deploying distributed systems using Kubernetes.

Benefits

  • 15% bonus target
  • equity
  • benefits

Skills mentioned

GoC++JavaDistributed SystemsSystem DesignMicroservicesKubernetesGoogle CloudPerformance OptimizationDebugging

About Google

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