Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Spanner, Core Query Processing
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Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Spanner, Core Query Processing
147,000–211,000 / Year
Location
Kirkland, WA, USA
Experience
Senior
Posted
Jul 18, 2026
Apply by
August 17, 2026
Applicants
0
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Job Description
info_outline XIn accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include: Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks Holidays: 13 paid days per year Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 2 years of experience with software development in C++ or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting. 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture. Experience in designing and developing relational databases, query processors and query plan optimizers. Preferred qualifications: Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field. Experience in building query processing engine for SQL Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). Experience in building transaction processing systems (OLTP) or larger scale analytics (OLAP).
About the job Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. 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’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. 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. In this role, you will help extend and build out the query processing infrastructure behind Spanner so that it scales to the growing needs of our customers inside and outside Google. You will learn about Spanner's query engine and collaborate with experts in the areas of storage, transaction processing, request scheduling etc. 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. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $147000 - $211000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities Write product or system development code. Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies. 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.
Key Responsibilities
- Write product or system development code.
- Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders.
- Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback on best practices.
- Contribute to existing documentation or educational content.
- Triage product or system issues and debug or track problems.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Skills Required
C++Distributed systemsNetworksCompute technologiesStorageHardware architectureRelational databasesQuery processorsQuery plan optimizersLeadershipCommunicationProblem solvingSQL Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)Transaction processing systems (OLTP)Large scale analytics (OLAP)
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- 20 days of vacation per year
- Sick Time
- Maternity Leave
- Baby Bonding Leave
- 13 paid holidays per year
- Bonus target
- Equity
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