Historical snapshotmid (2–5 yrs)Captured Nov 15, 2026, 1:14 a.m.

Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platforms Networking

Google

Location
Sunnyvale, CA, United States · Onsite
Compensation
$147,000 - $210,000 USD annually
Employment
Not stated
Experience level
MID (2–5 years exp)
Specialization
Software Engineer, Google
Source
Google

Role Overview

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

  • Write product or system development code.
  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
  • Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

Requirements & Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience programming in C++ or Go.
  • 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or related technical fields.
  • 2 years of experience with performance, large-scale systems data analysis, visualization tools, or debugging.
  • 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms in either an academic or industry setting.
  • Experience developing accessible technologies.
  • Proficiency in code and system health, diagnosis and resolution, and software test engineering.

Application Instructions

Apply directly on Google Careers at Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platforms Networking.

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Note: In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.