Senior Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Distributed Storage Systems

Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Bigtable

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience in testing/launching products, with 3 years of experience in software architecture.
• Experience in NoSQL internals, wide-column stores, or distributed storage systems (e.g., Bigtable, HBase, Cassandra).
• Experience in performance-critical C++ and low-level resource management.
• Experience with deploying and managing cloud-based applications.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Distributed Systems or Database Internals.
• Experience defining technical charters and engineering processes for geographically distributed teams.
• Experience in leading executive engineering teams in building and operating petabyte-scale managed cloud services.
• Experience with distributed systems theory, including consensus protocols (e.g., Paxos, Raft) and global replication strategies.

About the job

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 Bigtable is a cornerstone of the Google Cloud database portfolio, focusing on the NoSQL and Big Data market. It powers Google’s services, including Search, Maps, and Gmail providing the scalability and millisecond latency required for global enterprise workloads. Bigtable offers a wide-column storage model that scales to petabytes with HBase Application Programming Interface (API) compatibility. It integrates with the Google Cloud ecosystem, including BigQuery, Vertex Artificial Intelligence (AI), tenable data processing and AI workflows.

The Bigtable Engineering team develops the distributed storage engine, global replication, and query routing layers. The India team specifically drives the database control plane, kernel, and ecosystem integration. We push the boundaries of distributed systems to ensure availability and security for our global 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.

Responsibilities

• Drive the architectural direction for core internals, including storage engines, global replication, and routing.
• Define the technical charter for the India team and establish self-sustained engineering processes to enable separate workstreams.
• Design mission-critical C++ code for database internals, focusing on petabyte-scale scalability and low-latency performance.
• Lead design reviews for high-stakes decisions on consistency models, resource isolation, and system reliability.
• Set standards for code quality and performance benchmarking while mentoring executive engineers.

Experience Level

Senior Level