Senior Software Engineer, Managed Lustre Dataplane
Company: Google
Location: Kirkland
Posted on: April 4, 2026
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Job Description:
info_outline X In accordance with Washington state law, we are
highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available
to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance Retirement
Benefits: 401(k) with company match Paid Time Off: 20 days of
vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period
for the first five years of employment Sick Time: 40 hours/year
(increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary
sick days per instance Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability Baby
Bonding): 28-30 weeks Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks Holidays: 13
paid days per year Note: By applying to this position you will have
an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the
following: Kirkland, WA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA
. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical
experience. 5 years of experience programming in C. 3 years of
experience developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed
systems or networks, software architecture. Preferred
qualifications: Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or
related technical fields. Experience with distributed or parallel
file systems (e.g., Lustre, Distributed Asynchronous Object Storage
(DAOS), General Parallel File System (GPFS), Ceph), or storage
systems. Experience with Go programming language. Experience with
Linux kernel development. 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. 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. 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.
Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders
to decide amongst available technologies. Review code developed by
other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices
(e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability,
and efficiency). Contribute to existing documentation or
educational content and adapt content based on product/program
updates and user feedback. 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.
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