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 manage information at a 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.

As a part of the Cloud Memorystore team in Kirkland, you will help deliver high-performance, highly available cache-as-a-service for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) customers, empowering developer to improve application performance through high-throughput, low-latency in-memory data for persistent backends like SQL and other datastores. You will own three fully managed service that is Valkey, Redis, and Memcached—built on Google’s scalable and secure infrastructure. You will manage technical problems spanning multiple areas of distributed systems, directly impacting customers at planet-scale.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s 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 $207,000-$300,000 + 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and own the long-term technical roadmap.

• Architect and drive the design of systems, leading the team in implementing and delivering functionality to large customers with demanding workloads.

• Build and grow a team of talented software engineers to develop and deliver critical database features around Redis/Memcached, security and privacy, and manageability.

• Drive complex technical projects, including planning and execution, and provide leadership in an innovative and fast-paced environment.

• Partner with several teams across different product areas and geographic locations, also with customers, to build the best products.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience programming in C++.

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

• 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.

• Experience in designing and developing performance intensive systems with multithreading and synchronization.

• Experience with redis, memcached, or other caching or database systems.

Preferred qualifications

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

• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

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

• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

• Experience in building managed services, especially Caching, Proxy, Database or Storage.