Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud Storage, Enterprise Security
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 8 years of experience with distributed systems and building large-scale data platforms.
- 5 years of experience programming in C++.
- 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
- 3 years of experience in defining and delivering enterprise security strategies and roadmaps.
- 3 years of experience in designing, building, and operating planet-scale distributed storage systems.
- 3 years of experience in architecting, designing, and operating authentication and authorization systems at scale, with a focus on strong correctness mechanisms and zero-downtime deployments.
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.
In this role, you will architect and transform the core services that power Google Cloud Storage, one of the world’s largest object storage systems. GCS handles exabytes of data, blobs, and supports queries per second. As a key technical leader, you will specifically focus on managing a portfolio of services within the security and privacy pillar, a critical area where you will be building and optimizing the GCS security architecture to scale QPS with low latency for sensitive customer workloads. Your mission will be to solidify GCS as the most trusted storage platform in the Cloud.
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.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $197,000-$291,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Design and transform the GCS security stack for QPS, ensuring low latency, zero downtime, and strong correctness for authentication and authorization.
- Be able to reason about failure modes, data consistency, and solve complex distributed system problems across objects and exabytes of data.
- Lead design reviews, establish technical strategy, and mentor junior engineers to drive the team's overall technical direction.
- Serve as the technical voice for GCS, building clarity and communicating critical security requirements to partner platform teams.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (TPMs, PMs, TLs) to frame problems and solutions, driving consensus to meet the enterprise security roadmap.
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