Software Engineer III, Site Reliability Development
Company: Google
Location: San Bruno
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a
related field, or equivalent practical experience. 2 years of
experience with software development in one or more programming
languages. Preferred qualifications: Master's degree in Computer
Science or Engineering. 2 years of experience designing, analyzing,
and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems. About the job
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) combines software and systems
engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed,
fault-tolerant systems. SRE ensures that Google's services—both our
internally critical and our externally-visible systems—have
reliability, uptime appropriate to users' needs and a fast rate of
improvement. Additionally SRE’s will keep an ever-watchful eye on
our systems capacity and performance. Much of our software
development focuses on optimizing existing systems, building
infrastructure and eliminating work through automation. On the SRE
team, you’ll have the opportunity to manage the complex challenges
of scale which are unique to Google, while using your expertise in
coding, algorithms, complexity analysis and large-scale system
design. SRE's culture of intellectual curiosity, problem solving
and openness is key to its success. Our organization brings
together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences and
perspectives. We encourage them to collaborate, think big and take
risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to
work on meaningful projects, while we also strive to create an
environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to
learn and grow. To learn more: check out our books on Site
Reliability Engineering or read a career profile about why a
Software Engineer chose to join SRE. In this role, with your
technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines,
and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain,
and enhance software solutions. Behind everything our users see
online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure
team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data
centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we
make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our
engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things
apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running,
ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is
$147,000-$211,000 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 product or system development code. 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.
Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders
to decide amongst available technologies.
Keywords: Google, Vallejo , Software Engineer III, Site Reliability Development, IT / Software / Systems , San Bruno, California
