Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Interconnect

Google
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesFull-time$174,000–$252,000Posted Sep 3, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience programming in one or more of the following: Go,

Python, C++, or Java.

  • 3 years of experience designing, building, and scaling large-scale

distributed systems or infrastructure.

  • 3 years of experience managing the design and implementation of solutions for

technical problems.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
  • Experience with network engineering, software-defined networking (SDN), or

network control planes and protocols (e.g., BGP, TCP/IP, MPLS).

  • Experience with system automation, automated testing, or continuous

deployment pipelines in a production environment.

  • Experience diagnosing and resolving complex, systemic troubleshooting issues

in distributed control plane systems.

  • Ability to clearly communicate complex technical designs and collaborate

effectively with adjacent engineering, product, and SRE teams.

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.

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: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

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

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Write and test 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 and test 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.
  • 5 years of experience programming in one or more of the following: Go, Python, C++, or Java.
  • 3 years of experience designing, building, and scaling large-scale distributed systems or infrastructure.
  • 3 years of experience managing the design and implementation of solutions for technical problems.
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field is preferred.
  • 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role is preferred.
  • Experience with network engineering, software-defined networking (SDN), or network control planes and protocols is preferred.
  • Experience with system automation, automated testing, or continuous deployment pipelines in a production environment is preferred.

Benefits

  • 15% bonus target
  • equity
  • benefits

Skills mentioned

GoPythonC++JavaDistributed SystemsSystem DesignDebuggingSoftware TestingCI/CDTCP/IP

About Google

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