Senior Software Engineer, Database Internals AlloyDB

Google

Sunnyvale, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Natural Language, Benchmarking, Best Practices, Big Data, Business Growth, C Programming Language, C++ Programming Language, Cloud Computing, Code Reviews, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Computer Skills, Computer Storage Hardware, Concurrency, Customer/Client Research, Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Storage, Database Management Software/Systems (DBMS), Database Optimization, Debugging Skills, Distributed Computing, Distributed Databases, Documentation, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), GCP (Good Clinical Practices), Hardware Architecture, Information Retrieval, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Internet Search, Large-Scale Systems, Leadership, Leading Edge Technology, Metrics, Multithreaded Programming, MySQL, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Network Design, Open Source, Open Source Databases, Organizational Skills, PostgreSQL, Product Programs, Product Testing, Programming Languages, Property Management, Relational Databases (RDBMS), SQL (Structured Query Language), Scalable System Development, Software Development, Software Engineering, Storage Architecture, Structured Data, Style Guide, Test Plan/Schedule, Testability, Unstructured Data, User Interface Design, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)
LOCATION
Sunnyvale, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

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 with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
  • Experience across the following areas: relational databases, relational database management systems, distributed databases, storage, SQL.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • Experience with the programming language C/C++.
  • Experience in performance benchmarking, code optimization/debugging, non-intrusive metrics collection and profiling.
  • Experience in designing and developing large-scale distributed systems or relational databases in concurrency control, indexing, transactional systems, multi-threading and synchronization, compilers, query processing.
  • Experience with internals of one or more open source databases, and experience with Postgres or MySQL, etc.
  • Experience in designing, implementing, tuning and optimizing operating database management systems and in building managed services, especially DB or Storage.

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.

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) consists of 5 major areas: Compute, Network, Storage (unstructured data), Databases (online structured data), and Big Data (offline data analytics). AlloyDB is part of the GCP Database area that focuses on relational databases, a business opportunity and growth accelerator for other GCP products.

AlloyDB is a new enterprise grade transactional database. This new product combines the familiarity of open source PostgreSQL front-end, with custom-built storage and query engines for availability, performance, security and manageability. The product unlocks a huge market opportunity for enterprise databases to move easily into the cloud, without sacrificing commercial DB features.

In this role, you'll play a critical role in designing and building a new relational database product, and delivering innovations in data management to a large set of customers.

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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $174000 - $253000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefitsLearn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Write and test 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.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

About the Company

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Google

Build for everyone

Since our founding in 1998, Google has grown by leaps and bounds. Starting from two computer science students in a university dorm room, we now have thousands of employees and offices around the world. These Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe.

It starts with how we work together. We’re building a company where people of different views, backgrounds and experiences can do their best work and show up for one another. A place where every Googler feels like they belong.

So whether you develop new technology or creative campaigns, craft beautiful products or breakthrough partnerships, your work here is a chance to accomplish things that matter. Bring your insight, imagination, and healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

Benefits

We strive to provide Googlers and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits are based on data, and centered around our users: Googlers and their families. They’re thoughtfully designed to enhance your health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy for you to take good care of yourself (now, and in the future). So we can build for everyone, together.

Learn more about Google’s benefits on this site featuring Googlers’ experience.

How we Hire

Google’s hiring process is an important part of our culture. Googlers care deeply about their teams and the people who make them up. In order to  build for everyone, we know that we need a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and a fair hiring process is the first step in getting there.

Learn more about our hiring process.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer Software
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, Professional Development, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Work From Home, Life Insurance, On Site Cafeteria
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
https://goo.gle/4dbno6V