Software Developer III, Site Reliability Engineering
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Software Developer III, Site Reliability Engineering
150,000–154,000 / Year
Location
Waterloo, ON, Canada
Experience
Mid
Posted
Jul 22, 2026
Apply by
August 21, 2026
Applicants
0
Early applicantEasy applyFull-timeWork from Office
Job Description
info_outline XThis posting is for an existing vacancy. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages. Preferred qualifications: Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering. 2 years of experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
About the job Site Reliability Development combines software and systems development to build and run large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems. Site Reliability Development ensures that Google's services—both our internally critical and our externally-visible systems—have reliability, uptime appropriate to users' needs and a fast rate of improvement. Additionally Site Reliability Developers will keep an ever-watchful eye on our systems capacity and performance. Much of our software development focuses on optimizing existing systems, building infrastructure and eliminating work through automation. On the Site Reliability Development team, you’ll have the opportunity to manage the complex challenges of scale which are unique to Google, while using your expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis and large-scale system design. Site Reliability Development's culture of intellectual curiosity, problem solving and openness is key to its success. Our organization brings together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We encourage them to collaborate, think big and take risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to work on meaningful projects, while we also strive to create an environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to learn and grow. To learn more: check out our books on Site Reliability Development or read a career profile about why a Software Developer chose to join Site Reliability Development. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Canada: $150000 - $154000 (CAD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities Write product or system development code. 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. Participate in, or lead, design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Write product or system development code.
- Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices.
- Contribute to existing documentation or educational content.
- Triage product or system issues and debug or track and resolve them.
- Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
- Engineering
- a related field
- or equivalent practical experience
Skills Required
Software developmentProgramming languagesDistributed systemsSystem designDebuggingCode reviewProblem solvingCollaborationIntellectual curiosityLarge-scale distributed systems designComplexity analysis
Benefits
- 15% bonus target
- Equity
- Benefits
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