Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Migration

About the Job

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. 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 Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. 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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Drive our AI-first strategy from a technical perspective. You are expected to architect and guide the practical integration of AI into both our product and our internal development processes, setting the technical direction.
• Address deep technical problems inherent in a large-scale, enterprise-grade migration service. Make critical architectural and technological decisions to ensure long-term scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Influence the success of major enterprise cloud adoptions, making a tangible and visible impact on Google Cloud's growth and our customers' cloud journeys.
• Shape the technical goal and future of a key product by combining your deep engineering expertise with your goal for what's possible with modern cloud and AI technologies.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• 8 years of experience building enterprise grade software including design, implementation (e.g., backend) and testing.
• Experience with technologies related to enterprise applications, including virtualization, storage, networking, etc.
• Experience with coding in one or more languages such as Python, Scala, Java, Go, or similar with data structures and algorithms, and software design.
• Experience working with cloud services and solutions (e.g., Google Cloud Platform (GCP)) and contributing to the design of systems running on these platforms.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with migrating or modernizing enterprise applications.
• Experience with Application Programming Interface (API) design and integration.
• Solid understanding of Enterprise customer needs and experience working on enterprise-grade software.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).