Software Engineer III, Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management

Google
San Francisco, California, United States · Sunnyvale, California, United StatesFull-time$147,000–$210,000Posted Sep 18, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience developing and maintaining software using C++.
  • Experience designing, developing, and optimizing backend systems.
  • Experience architecting, developing, and deploying large-scale distributed

systems.

  • Experience with database query languages (e.g., SQL) and data modeling

techniques.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  • Experience designing or implementing Identity and Access Management (IAM)

systems on cloud platforms.

  • Experience architecting and developing software for scalable, distributed

enterprise systems in the cloud.

  • Experience working on highly available, high load, and low latency

distributed services.

  • Experience using AI tools for software development (e.g., for code

generation, code completion, or debugging).

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.

In this role, you will be designing and building components/services that have

high visibility and impact. You will be designing and building a new policy

evaluation platform and extending existing critical Ring-0 services.

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:

  • Work on large-scale architectural and reliability initiatives under

authorization in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

  • Design, code reliably, and launch features.
  • Participate in activities beyond coding: metrics, documentation, and

operations.

  • Drive projects and partnerships with cross-teams independently.
  • Reduce technical, design or implementation ambiguity working with team

leaders.

Responsibilities

  • Work on large-scale architectural and reliability initiatives under authorization in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Design, code reliably, and launch features
  • Participate in activities beyond coding: metrics, documentation, and operations
  • Drive projects and partnerships with cross-teams independently
  • Reduce technical, design or implementation ambiguity working with team leaders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 2 years of experience developing and maintaining software using C++
  • Experience designing, developing, and optimizing backend systems
  • Experience architecting, developing, and deploying large-scale distributed systems
  • Experience with database query languages (e.g., SQL) and data modeling techniques
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields (preferred)
  • Experience designing or implementing Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems on cloud platforms (preferred)
  • Experience architecting and developing software for scalable, distributed enterprise systems in the cloud (preferred)

Benefits

  • 15% bonus target
  • equity
  • benefits

Skills mentioned

C++Backend DevelopmentDistributed SystemsSystem DesignGoogle CloudCloud SecurityIdentity and Access ManagementSQLDatabase DesignPerformance Optimization

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