Senior Software Engineer, Google Cloud Filestore

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.

Filestore provides a fully managed Network File System (NFS) service for Enterprise Cloud users who need file storage to replace their on-premise hardware when they move to the Cloud.

This is an amazing opportunity to join and impact an early-stage, hi-growth project that builds from the grounds-up a new infrastructure for Cloud Filestore - a shared, distributed, enterprise-level filesystem.

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.

• Define, design and implement key components, built from the ground-up, for the next-gen of Filestore focusing on performance, reliability, efficiency and resilience.
• Help grow and mentor the team, be a part of a well-experienced group and impact the critical architecture and design decisions.
• Work with peers from other aspects of the product development lifecycle, including all filesystem engineering teams, product management, program management, SRE, UX/UI.
• Work with product and customers, to best fit future requirements.
• Develop software primarily in C++.

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 testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience in computing, distributed systems, storage, or networking.
• Experience with software development in C++ or C.