Google

Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

Google • $174K — $252K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 5 years of software development experience in programming languages.
  • 3 years of experience with large-scale distributed systems design and troubleshooting.
  • 2 years in project leadership and technical guidance.
  • Preferred: Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Engage in the full service lifecycle, from inception to refinement.
  • Support pre-launch activities including system design and capacity planning.
  • Monitor and maintain system availability, latency, and health post-launch.
  • Ensure sustainable scaling through automation and efficient processes.
  • Conduct incident response and implement blameless postmortems.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Flexible work hours and supportive work-life balance initiatives.
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and resources.
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Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
  • 3 years of experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
  • 2 years of experience leading projects and providing technical leadership.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.


Responsibilities
  • Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services-from inception and design, through to deployment, operation and refinement.
  • Support services before they go live through activities such as system design consulting, developing software platforms and frameworks, capacity planning and launch reviews.
  • Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency and overall system health.
  • Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation, and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity.
  • Practice sustainable incident response and blameless postmortems.


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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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156,500 employees
Market Cap
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Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
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Revenue
$182.5 billion
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