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Minimum qualifications:

+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

+ 8 years of experience in software development.

+ 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.

+ 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

+ Experience coding in C++ or Python, and working with build infrastructure, automation, and cloud networking.

Preferred qualifications:

+ Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

+ 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.

+ 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.

+ Experience with GCP stack.

+ Experience with AI/ML infrastructure (staging extended to support AI/ML tooling, or training models to duplicate bugs).

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.

The Cloud Networking Platforms Group is dedicated to building essential horizontal, velocity, and reliability platforms across Networking and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to meet critical business needs. Our work accelerates feature delivery to customers, ensures reliable and compliant infrastructure, and supports large-scale end-to-end qualification.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will guide a high-impact team focused on improving developer velocity and staging environment reliability within Cloud Networking. This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and developer experience, offering a unique opportunity to directly influence the speed and confidence with which GCP networking services operate. You will be passionate about creating impactful tooling for engineers and are driven to solve operational challenges at scale.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $197,000-$291,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google (https://careers.google.com/benefits/) .

+ Lead and mentor a team of engineers focused on enhancing developer productivity and supporting internal release tools and staging environments.

+ Own the design, development, and maintenance of systems aimed at improving the speed and reliability of build, test, and deploy processes for cloud networking services.

+ Partner with Site Reliability Engineers, developers, and product leads to identify and systematically eliminate bottlenecks within staging and release workflows.

+ Drive the outlook and strategic roadmap for internal tooling and environment support, with a focus on automation and scalability.

+ Be a direct contributor by writing high-quality code, reviewing code changes, and establishing engineering best practices, while proactively improving system observability, stability, and resilience.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.