Senior Software Engineer, Cloud SDK Client Libraries

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms and software development in NodeJS.
• 5 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience working on Software Development Kits (SDKs) and Application Programming Interface API development.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Experience working on developer-facing products.
• Experience working with multiple programming languages such as Go, Python and their ecosystems.
• Experience in maintaining or contributing to open source projects.

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. 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 Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. 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.

Cloud Software Development Kit (SDK) is responsible for client libraries for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Application Programming Interface (APIs) in eight programming languages. We use code generation to build these libraries based on API definitions. The Core Client Libraries team is responsible for the code generators and other core infrastructure in the libraries, as well as building and releasing these autogenerated libraries. The libraries are the programmatic front door to GCP, responsible for 90% of API traffic to GCP API backends. We support 100 plus partner teams across GCP, as well as supporting Vertical SDK teams with more complex client libraries that are built on an auto-generated core.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.

• Build and generate our client libraries to support developers in the Node, Go, or Python developer ecosystems.
• 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.