Site Reliability Developer, Protected Data SRE

Staff Site Reliability Developer, Protected Data SRE

Google – Waterloo, ON, Canada

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience including product demand/supply planning, and production and inventory management.
• 3 years of experience working with Unix/Linux operating systems internals and administration (e.g., file systems, inodes, system calls) and networking (e.g., TCP/IP, routing, network topologies and hardware, software defined networking).
• Experience programming in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Go.
• Experience with computer networking (e.g., DNS, Load Balancing, routing) and Linux/Unix system administration.

• Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems. SRE ensures that Google Cloud's services—both our internally critical and our externally-visible systems—have reliability, uptime appropriate to customer's 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 Cloud, 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.

The Canada base salary range for this full‑time position is CAD ,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. Please note that the compensation details listed in Canada role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

• Drive the strategy to reduce complexity ecosystem-wide, focusing on solution and component reuse to prevent new production risks.
• Partner with executive developing stakeholders and cross-functional programs to balance product reliability against regulatory deadlines.
• Design company-wide capabilities for change safety, distributed observability, large-scale data repair, and control plane safety.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to developers in Waterloo, fostering a culture that collaborates across infrastructure stacks (from Spanner to Google Front End (GFE)).

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law.

See also Google’s EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire.

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.