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Google · 2 weeks ago

Software Engineer III, Database Internals, AlloyDB, Google Cloud

Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$141K/yr - $202K/yr

2+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company that develops next-generation technologies to change how billions of users connect and interact with information. The Software Engineer III role focuses on architecting and building the internals of the AlloyDB database engine, optimizing storage and query layers for enterprise customers migrating to the cloud.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud StorageSearch EngineSEO

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Write product or system development code for high-performance database internals, specifically focusing on the design and implementation of storage and query engines for AlloyDB

Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies, driving architectural direction for large-scale distributed systems and transactional consistency

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, including performance benchmarking and optimization of query execution

Qualification

C++JavaGoSQLRelational databasesData structuresDistributed systemsDatabase internalsQuery optimizationSoft skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., C++, Java, Go), or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree

Experience working with relational databases, back-end development, database internals, or distributed systems

Experience with SQL and data structures

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field

2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms, and distributed systems design (e.g., concurrency control, indexing, transactional systems, multithreading)

Experience with database internals (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL), query optimization, compilers, or data storage

Experience building managed services, specifically within the databases or storage domains, or Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) benchmarks (e.g., TPC-C, TPC-H)

Experience developing accessible technologies

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

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2023 (9682)

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2020 (9785)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Andy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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