Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Namespaces

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. 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’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. 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.

The Colossus Namespace System 2 (CNS2) team is building the next generation of Google's planet-scale distributed file system. CNS2 evolves from CNS1 to provide a Location Transparent Namespace, transparent data migration, cross-cell replication, tiering, and more, all while maintaining high compatibility with the existing Colossus ecosystem. We work on foundational storage infrastructure that underpins countless services across Google.

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Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $211000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, development, and implementation of components and features within the CNS2 system. This includes areas such as the Location Transparent Namespace, routing, metadata management (using Bigtable and Spanner), data migration, replication, and tiering.
• Manage ambiguous problems, translating high-level requirements into tractable designs and roadmaps.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
• Drive strategic technical direction, making key decisions on architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance for critical CNS2 components.
• Identify and propose solutions for technical challenges and improvements within the distributed file system space.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages in C++.
• 2 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
• Experience with distributed systems concepts (e.g., consistency, concurrency, fault tolerance).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
  
• Experience developing accessible technologies.