Software Engineer, Rust Acceleration in Production

Role Overview

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Responsibilities

• Work on Rust Acceleration in Production - Infrastructure Team alongside the broader Core Rust team (C++/Rust interop, platform, library development experience, and AI tooling), and partner to prioritize the selection of dependencies and deliver library migrations in accordance with technical and business requirements.
• Align with the owning parties, ensure they participate in the rewrite design and implementation, and ensure that they will be prepared to take full ownership.
• Design the optimal end state of a Rust implementation of the dependency, relying on the requirements, goals, and shape of a Rust software ecosystem specialized for low-level systems software when developing this design.
• Design and execute on the migration path, grounded in customers' needs. Consider the preferred code migration approach, the desired level of intellectual control of the codebase, and safe rollout constraints.

Requirements & Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in software development.
• Experience in computer science, data structures, algorithms, and software design.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience programming in C or C++.
• Experience with programming language design or compilers.
• Experience working with Rust.
• Proficiency with google3 development and an understanding of its infrastructure landscape, or the Rust OSS ecosystem of infrastructure components.

Application Instructions

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Note: 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 insuranceRetirement Benefits: 401(k) with company matchPaid 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 employmentSick 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 weeksBaby Bonding Leave: 18 weeksHolidays: 13 paid days per yearIn most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.