Software Engineer III, Cloud Service Mesh

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.

• Experience developing and deploying containerized applications on Kubernetes.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with C++ or Go programming languages.
• Experience building networking components and products (e.g., load balancers,

firewalls, NAT, SDN, switches/routers, CDN, network protocols, or caching).

ABOUT THE JOB:

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that

change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and

one another. 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 Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and

our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs

and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. 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.

Modern applications are architected as distributed collections of microservices.

A service mesh is a dedicated infrastructure layer for transparently adding

capabilities like observability, traffic management, and security. The Cloud

Service Mesh (CSM) Platform is a critical component of Google Cloud's Service

Centric Networking, acting as the foundation for AI enablements and

next-generation Agentic workloads. Our mission is to create many differentiating

features to allow customers to operate their microservices securely,

compliantly, and scalably, regardless of the platform they run on or the type of

compute infrastructure they need.

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:

• Deliver high-quality features and components with minimal guidance from

executive team members, taking full ownership of assigned project work.

• Scope and solve technical problems across the team's systems, clarifying

requirements and proactively seeking input when necessary.

• Build systems and tools to automate common operations (e.g., installation,

upgrades, and troubleshooting) on customer clusters.

• Maintain clear communication and respectful collaboration with Technical

Leads, peers, and partner teams across CSM and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Ensure a frictionless and resilient experience.