Google

Senior Systems Development Engineer, Edge Infrastructure Operations

Google$163K — $236K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT-related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with systems automation, and systems design and implementation.
  • 5 years of experience with technical infrastructure (e.g., deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting).
  • 5 years of experience working with vendors or customers.
  • Knowledge of cloud technologies and enterprise compute environments.

Responsibilities

  • Support Linux machines globally to ensure reliability of Google’s infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure partners for remote troubleshooting.
  • Perform as part of a follow-the-sun operations team during core hours.
  • Identify and implement projects to automate and improve support processes.
  • Utilize agentic AI to automate complex support actions.

Benefits

  • 15% bonus target equity benefits.
  • Access to industry-leading health and wellness programs.
  • Employee development opportunities, including training and certifications.
  • Flexible work arrangements and generous PTO.
  • Innovative team environment promoting creativity and collaboration.
Full Job Description
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X The application window will be open until at least September 29, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT-related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with systems automation, and with systems design and implementation.
  • 5 years of experience with technical infrastructure (e.g., deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting), and with reliability of technical infrastructure.

Preferred qualifications:
  • 5 years of experience working with vendors or customers.
  • Experience with coding projects with common programming/scripting languages such as Java, C, C , Python, Shell scripting, and JavaScript.
  • Experience with root-causing problems in networking, storage, operating systems, and similar.
  • Knowledge of cloud technologies and enterprise compute environments.
  • Knowledge of internet peering/routing topologies.


About the job

Systems Development Engineering (SDE) at Google is a role where you manage services and systems at scale. SDEs creatively put their engineering discipline to use automating the mundane and reducing toil. We don't just write code to fix bugs, but emphasize the development of tools and solutions that fix classes of problems. We know it's hard to control what you can't measure - so we focus on observability: instrumenting first, then turning data into knowledge, and finally knowledge into action. We know that the operational efficiency of Google systems, services, virtual compute environments and the operating systems that power them impact the environment, not just the bottom line. We know that working together we can do more, and that community matters.

Together we engineer and build the infrastructure, tools, access and telemetry for systems that enable orchestration of Google-scale services. Come build things that matter.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what's possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $163000 - $236000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Support Linux machines across the globe to ensure the reliability of Google's content delivery and compute infrastructure.
  • Collaborate regularly with infrastructure partners to provide remote troubleshooting.
  • Perform as part of a follow-the-sun operations team via a roster during Thornton's core hours.
  • Identify and implement projects to automate and improve support, and onboard new hardware and services.
  • Utilize agentic AI to automate complex support actions.


Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.

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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