About this role

Google is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer based in Sunnyvale, CA. The posting calls out experience with Distributed Systems, Data Structures, Java, GCP. Compensation is listed at $147,000–$211,000 per year.

Role: Software Engineer
Function: software engineering
Level: mid
Track: Individual contributor
Employment: Full-time
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posted: Jun 25, 2026

Job description

from Google careers

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.

Our team is at the forefront of BigQuery's evolution, driving innovation in metadata infra to power the next generation of data warehousing. We deliver the scalable and reliable metadata foundation for all BigQuery operations while pioneering features for Apache Iceberg.

In this role, you will contribute to exciting developments to Iceberg Tables in BigQuery, enabling seamless interoperability between BigQuery and the open-source ecosystem. Your key responsibilities include building to the Iceberg tables experience, designing for unification and interoperability in the broader Iceberg ecosystem, storage management (garbage collection, coalesce) for Iceberg tables, enhancing metadata management for Iceberg tables, datasets, and partitions; collaborating with teams on unified catalog solutions.

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

Develop C++ and Java.
Build or operate large-scale database systems.
Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
Engineer with high-performance scalable storage and distributed systems back-ends.
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.

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience with software development 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.