Senior Software Engineer, Hybrid Connectivity

### **Minimum qualifications:**

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5 years of experience in software development.
• Experience with coding in C\+\+.
• Experience architecting and developing large\-scale distributed systems.
• Experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and experience with software design and architecture.

### **Preferred qualifications:**

• Experience in concurrency, multithreading and synchronization.
• Good understanding of networking concepts, protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, BGP), and network security

• *About the job**
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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.

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.

• *Responsibilities**
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• Lead the end\-to\-end design, development, and delivery of complex features and significant components within Google Cloud Platform (GCP) hybrid connectivity products. Drive projects from concept to launch with minimal oversight, balancing short\-term needs with long\-term architectural health.
• Architect, design, and implement highly scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems for hybrid cloud networking. Make sound technical judgments with ambiguity and proactively identify opportunities for system improvements.
• Collaborate with and influence technical direction across multiple engineering teams, including product management, site reliability engineering, and other networking teams within GCP
• Act as a technical mentor for engineers (L3/L4\), providing guidance on design, implementation, and best practices.
• Ensure the production health, monitoring, and on\-call support for hybrid connectivity services. Drive initiatives to improve system reliability, observability, and supportability, potentially leveraging AI/ML for enhanced operational insights.

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