Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Networking, DNS for GKE

About the job

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.

As the managed service underpinning all GCP workloads, Cloud DNS handles the fundamental translation between applications and networks. We operate at the intersection of the public internet and complex private network architectures. On this team, you will address the unique challenge of scaling a high-performance backend globally—prioritizing low latency and high availability—while expanding our portfolio to include advanced, developer-centric product features.

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

• Work on the evolution of the Cloud DNS product to become default for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and adapt DNS features to fulfill GKE for AI requirements.
• Lead and own the design process, drive the implementation of designs either directly or leading other developers. Communicate and coordinate with product management, program management, and partner engineering teams.
• Ensure continued product excellence through sound engineering practices and design decisions. Drive and push for code health, proper test coverage, comprehensive monitoring and documentation across the team.
• Lead the rollout of features into production, overseeing the launch process, working with SRE and partner teams to ensure product reliability and supportability.
• Provide leadership in the continual evolution of our platform and strategy, specifically leading discussions around design, testing, monitoring, support and production automation.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

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