Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Core

Company: Google

Locations: San Jose, California, United States; New York, New York, United States

Salary: $174K – $252K a year

Work arrangement: On-site

Employment type: Full-time

Experience: 5-10 years

Education: bachelor degree, postgraduate degree

Posted: 2026-10-30

Responsibilities

The engineer will design, develop, test, and maintain software solutions while managing project priorities and deliverables. They will also participate in design reviews, conduct code reviews, and resolve system issues to ensure high-quality infrastructure.

Requirements

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree, at least 5 years of C++ experience, and 3 years of experience in infrastructure or distributed systems. Additional requirements include experience in software architecture and a strong background in data structures and algorithms.

Skills

  • C++
  • Software Architecture
  • Distributed Systems
  • Infrastructure Development
  • Data Structures
  • Algorithms
  • Technical Leadership
  • System Design
  • Networking
  • Data Storage
  • Security
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Natural Language Processing
  • UI Design
  • Mobile Development
  • Code Review

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Health Insurance

About this role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
* 5 years of experience programming in C++.
* 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products,
and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
* 3 years of experience developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed
systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or
hardware architecture.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
* 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
* 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
* Experience developing accessible technologies.

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, with your technical expertise you will manage project priorities,
deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain,
and enhance software solutions.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products.
We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer
platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the
essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our
users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across
Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and
strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique
opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,
experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google
[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

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.

About Google

Software Development · 10,001+ employees · headquartered in Mountain View, CA

See all my matches — 2 min, free

More Software Engineer Jobs

9 new Software Engineer jobs were posted this week in San Jose.

All Remote Software Engineer Jobs →

Get new Software Engineer jobs by email — start free

Other Jobs in San Jose

Before you apply, check your resume against ATS filters for free.