Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Core
San Jose, CA, USA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA, USA
New York, NY, USA - Experience
- 5 years programming in C++; 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products and 1 year in software design and architecture; 3 years developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Designs, develops, tests, deploys, maintains, and enhances software and infrastructure for Google’s Core team.
What you'll do
- Write and test product or system development code; review peers’ code and participate in design reviews.
- Contribute to documentation and educational content, updating it as products and programs change.
- Triage and resolve product or system issues by analyzing their causes and impact on operations and quality.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience programming in C++.
- 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, plus 1 year in 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.
Nice to have
- 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.
Pay
USD $174000 - $252000 base salary
Tools
C++
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