Uber Tech Lead, Critical Systems at Google

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with one or more general purpose programming such as: Java, C/C++, Python, Objective C, JavaScript, or Go.

Preferred qualifications:

• Ability to manage issues and evolving changes in the areas of software design, integration, and infrastructure.

About the job

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 Critical Systems team is part of the Google Cloud Platform Reliability (GCPR) organization within Platform Reliability Engineering (PRE) focusing on minimizing outages due to infrastructure failures.

This team is focused on establishing a durable, version-controlled single source of truth that accurately represents production asset criticality based on external customer impact and essential CUJs.

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.

Responsibilities

• Translate high-level requirements into detailed technical designs, encompassing architecture, data structures, and algorithms.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in accordance with established coding standards and best practices.
• Develop and execute thorough unit, integration, and system tests to ensure code quality and functionality, including automated testing where applicable.
• Participate in code reviews to provide constructive feedback and ensure adherence to best practices.
• Document technical specifications, design decisions, and implementation details for future reference and knowledge sharing.