Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, with a focus on Go for developer tools.
3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products or SDKs/Cloud APIs.
1 year of experience with software design and architecture, specifically regarding build infrastructure, test frameworks, or release engineering systems.
Experience managing the life-cycle of developer-facing tools or platforms.

Preferred qualifications:

Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms, applied to optimizing large-scale code generation and build systems.
1 year of experience in a technical leadership (TL) role, guiding engineering teams through project migrations and release cycles.
Experience developing accessible technologies and ensuring SDKs follow design and documentation standards.
Experience with the various language ecosystems supported by the SDK (Java, Python, Node.js, Rust, C++, C#, Ruby, or PHP).

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.

With your technical expertise, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.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 $174,000-$252,000 + 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

Write and test product or system development code specifically for Librarian, the Go-based core tooling used to automate the generation and release of Cloud SDK client libraries.
Drive technical design reviews with internal stakeholders (OnePlatform, API producers) and peer engineers to evaluate and select build and release technologies for the next-generation of Cloud SDKs.
Review code and provide technical feedback to ensure best practices across SDK languages, focusing on library idiomaticity, style guidelines, accuracy, testability, and release efficiency.
Contribute to technical documentation and educational content for internal Google Cloud Platform (GCP) partners such as Ads, Geo, YouTube adapting content based on product updates and feedback from the developer community.
Triage and debug system issues within the SDK build and release pipeline, analyzing impact on service operations to ensure the SDK meets GCP business and regulatory requirements (e.g., MOSS).

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