Google

Performance Engineer

Google$174K — $252K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages and data structures/algorithms.
  • 3 years of experience in testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
  • 1 year of experience in software design and architecture.
  • Experience with the C programming language.
  • Experience with compiler technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Write and test development code for products or systems.
  • Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to evaluate technologies.
  • Design and implement enhancements to library code and runtimes to optimize resource use.
  • Create and implement telemetry and profiling methods as required.
  • Quantify the impact of optimizations on a fleet scale using statistical analysis.

Benefits

  • Access to health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Flexible work hours and remote work options.
  • Generous paid time off policy including holidays and parental leave.
  • Professional development opportunities and resources.
  • Participation in employee wellness programs and activities.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures/algorithms.
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience with C programming language.
  • Experience with compiler technologies.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
  • Experience with performance analysis and optimization on workloads.
  • Experience with profile-driven optimizations.
  • Experience with CPU microarchitectures.
  • Experience with any low-level libraries at Google.


Responsibilities
  • Write and test product or system development code.
  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
  • Design and implement improvements to fundamental library code and runtimes, maximizing resource utilization across the fleet.
  • Design and implement telemetry and profiling methods, as needed.
  • Quantify the fleet-scale impact of optimizations using statistical analysis.


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 .

About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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Size
156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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