Senior Software Engineer, Performance, Platforms Infrastructure Engineering
Sunnyvale, CA, USA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 27, 2026
- Experience
- 5 years programming in C++ or Python; 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products; 1 year software design and architecture; 3 years with performance, large scale systems data analysis, visualization tools, or debugging.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Develops, tests, deploys, and maintains software for Google’s platforms infrastructure, with a focus on system performance and large-scale systems.
What you'll do
- Write and test product or system development code; design, develop, deploy, maintain, and enhance software.
- Participate in or lead design reviews, review peers’ code, and contribute to documentation.
- Triage and resolve product or system issues by analyzing impacts on hardware, networks, or service operations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience programming in C++ or Python.
- 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
- 3 years of experience with performance, large scale systems data analysis, visualization tools, or debugging.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field; 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
- 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role; experience developing accessible technologies.
Pay
$174000 - $253000 (USD) base salary
Tools
C++, Python
AI focus
Works within Google’s AI and Infrastructure organization, which delivers AI and infrastructure capabilities; the posting does not specify AI-focused duties for this role.
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