Software Engineer, BigQuery Query Optimization

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming

languages.

• 3 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed

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

• Experience programming in C++.
• Experience with the following: Distributed Systems, Debugging.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

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

• Experience shipping mission-critical code with high performance and

correctness requirements.

• Experience in debugging performance of a multi-node distributed systems.
• Domain knowledge in the SQL database query processing and query optimization

space.

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 Query Optimization team in BigQuery. We're at the forefront of

cloud-native data warehousing, powering mission-critical analytics for the

world’s largest enterprises. We make sure that customers can get the answers

they need as quickly and smoothly as possible through a variety of means,

including algebraic SQL enhancements and materialized views.

In this role, you will learn execution dynamics and tuning at depth, test your

limits, and deliver customer-focused innovation across a growing set of crucial

workloads. If you're ready to make a significant difference on a global platform

used by millions and dive into the technical depths of high-performance

information processing, we want to hear from you.

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.