Software Engineer III

Software Engineer III at Google

In accordance with Washington state law, Google is highlighting its comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 2 years of experience in C#, PHP, Ruby or software framework development.
• 2 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• Experience with API design and development.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining libraries or SDKs, with understanding of API surface area and backward compatibility.
• Experience as a lead owning a core architectural component.
• Experience working on developer-facing products.
• Familiarity with the architecture of Google Cloud or other major Clouds.

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 III, 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.

The Cloud SDK team builds client libraries for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) APIs across nine languages, managing API traffic. We generate language libraries of Cloud services based on gRPC/Proto definitions, while also developing handwritten libraries for key services across various products including Bigtable, BigQuery, Spanner, PubSub, etc. We own code generators, release infra and other core infrastructure for the libraries.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $141,000-$202,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Build and generate client libraries to support developers in the software framework, PHP, or Ruby developer ecosystems.
• Perform code reviews, providing constructive and detailed feedback that elevates the skill level of the team.
• Diagnose and resolve production issues, performance bottlenecks, and infrastructure tests within the language ecosystem.
• Maintain high quality coding standards, architecture and testing, and drive version upgrades.
• Drive efforts to reduce technical debt and maintain application security and compliance.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .

Key skills/competency

• Software Development
• API Design
• Client Libraries
• Code Review
• Distributed Computing
• Data Structures
• Algorithms
• Cloud Computing
• System Design
• Troubleshooting