Staff Software Engineer, Database Efficiency
Google, Sunnyvale, California
About the job
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience programming in C++ or Python.
- 5 years of experience with performance, large-scale systems data analysis,
visualization tools, or debugging.
- Experience with database internals.
- Experience in performance analysis and software architecture.
Preferred qualifications
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related
technical field.
- 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams
and setting technical direction.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving
cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
- Experience in computer architecture.
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.