Senior Staff Software Engineer, Cloud SDK
Kirkland, WA, USA +2 · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Location
- Kirkland, WA, USA
New York, NY, USA
Seattle, WA, USA - Experience
- 8 years programming; 5 years in design and architecture and testing/launching software products; 5 years each in developer tools, SDKs, and Cloud APIs.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Provides technical leadership for Google Cloud SDK products, including the gcloud CLI and client libraries, defining architecture and standards while integrating Cloud APIs and platform capabilities.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction and architecture for Cloud SDK products and their development in the age of AI.
- Partner with Cloud leadership and more than 150 teams to integrate and support API surfaces in the CLI and client libraries.
- Establish SDK and CLI design guidelines and develop tailored infrastructure for specialized client libraries.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience programming in Java, Go, Python, Node.js, Rust, C++, C#, Ruby or PHP.
- 5 years of experience with design and architecture, and testing/launching software products.
- 5 years of experience each working on developer tools, building SDKs, and working with Cloud APIs.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Experience with Cloud Identity and AuthN/AuthZ; technical leadership, data structures and algorithms, or cross-functional work are also listed as preferred experience.
Pay
$262000 - $364000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Java, Go, Python, Node.js, Rust, C++, C#, Ruby
AI focus
Define the core SDK architecture to support developers in the age of AI.
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