Staff Software Engineer, Release Engineering, Google Cloud Platforms

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience programming in C++, GO, or Python.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
  
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience with developing and executing test automation, test infrastructure or test plans, and developing and implementing quality control procedures.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  
• 5 years of experience with test automation development in C++, Python or GO.
• Experience with test infrastructure development, supporting software system launch and ongoing development.
• Knowledge of product quality, system software and large-scale software release.
• Ability to propose technical solutions to address complex validation challenges, particularly in large-scale AI/ML infrastructure environments.

8 years of experience programming in C++, GO, or Python.

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.

The team’s scope includes Platforms products for Google Data Centers (GDC), which encompass computation and storage solutions, accelerators including TPU and GPU-based supercomputers, and high-speed interconnect solutions.

In this role, you will empower Google's innovation and global services by serving as the essential quality gatekeeper and release driver, delivering flawless, scalable, and performant Platforms System Software from NPI to Production through automated infrastructure.

In this role, you will empower Google's innovation and global services by serving as the essential quality gatekeeper and release driver, delivering flawless, scalable, and performant Platforms System Software from NPI to Production through automated infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated test workflows and system-level test cases for Platforms system software bundle quality.
  
• Develop, execute, and optimize test plans to validate Platforms system software bundle releases, ensuring functionality, reliability, and performance.
  
• Debug, triage, and resolve issues uncovered through automated and manual testing, and collaborate with engineering teams to drive fixes and improvements.
  
• Design, implement and maintain the software test infrastructure to support Platforms system software qualification and releases.
  
• Explore and propose technical solutions to address complex validation challenges and improve test efficiency.