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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Cloud SDK

Google · United States · On-site

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About the role

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. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience programming in Java, Go, Python, Node.js, Rust, C++, C#, Ruby or PHP
  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture, and testing/launching software products
  • 5 years of experience working on developer tools
  • 5 years of experience building Software Development Kits (SDKs)
  • 5 years of experience with Cloud APIs
More about this role
  • Provide overarching technical direction across all Cloud SDK developer products, including client libraries and CLIs, while defining the core architectural foundation for SDKs to grow in the age of AI.
  • Partner closely with Cloud Leadership to align the developer surface with next-generation GCP platform capabilities such as Agentic Identity and establish foundational API development standards across the organization.
  • Drive collaboration with more than 150 partner teams across the Cloud organization to seamlessly integrate, scale, and support their API surfaces within the gcloud CLI and client libraries.
  • Establish and enforce rigorous SDK and CLI design guidelines to guarantee a unified developer experience (DX) that maximizes product quality and user satisfaction.

Engage with specialized Veneer client library teams e.g., Spanner, Google Cloud Storage (GCS) to engineer tailored SDK infrastructures that support distinct and complex domain-specific use cases.

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience programming in Java, Go, Python, Node.js, Rust, C++, C#, Ruby or PHP.
  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and...

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