Google

Staff Software Engineer, API Proxy

Google$207K — $301K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience programming in C.
  • 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
  • 5 years of experience building large-scale infrastructure or networks.
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain the API Proxy front-end for Google's One Platform.
  • Develop robust control plane capabilities using C and distributed systems.
  • Implement resilient architectures handling hundreds of millions of Queries Per Second (QPS).
  • Modernize Cloud Policy Enforcement via the Enterprise Security Framework (ESF).
  • Leverage Envoy Proxy expertise to improve support for service extensions.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • 20 days of vacation per year
  • 40 hours sick time per year (increased to 69 for Seattle)
  • 13 paid holidays per year
  • Maternity leave: 28-30 weeks
  • Baby bonding leave: 18 weeks
Full Job Description
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X In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our 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 (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • 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: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience programming in C .
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
  • 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.


About the job

As a Software Engineer, you will work full-time on API Proxy projects. You will improve platform capabilities for the Agent Cloud Ecosystem and platform support for policy enforcement for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services. As part of this position, you will work alongside Über Tech Leads (UTLs) and various partner teams to improve platform capabilities for the Agent Cloud Ecosystem and platform support for policy enforcement for GCP services. You will be improving platform support for service extensions like ExtProc. You will be strengthening Model Armor support for One Model Context Protocol (OneMCP) and Agent Cloud. You will be modernizing the Cloud Policy Enforcement using the ESF PDP framework. You will be facilitating the convergence of Cloud ESF and ESF.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's 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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $301000 (USD) 20% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Design and maintain the API Proxy front-end for Google's One Platform, ensuring highly performant translation between Stubby, gRPC, and HTTP protocols at massive scale.
  • Develop robust control plane capabilities using C and distributed systems, integrating critical features like authentication, authorization, rate limiting, logging, and monitoring.
  • Implement resilient architectures handling hundreds of millions of Queries Per Second (QPS), incorporating load shedding and error sanitization to protect Google and Cloud APIs.
  • Modernize Cloud Policy Enforcement via the
    Enterprise Security Framework (ESF) PDP framework, and strengthen Model Armor support for OneMCP and the Agent Cloud Ecosystem.
  • Leverage Envoy Proxy expertise to improve platform support for service extensions like ExtProc and partner with engineering teams to converge Cloud ESF and ESF.


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.
Learn more about Google
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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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