Software Engineer, Iceberg Managed Tables, BigQuery

Software Engineer, Iceberg Managed Tables, Big Query

Google place Sunnyvale, CA, USA

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• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

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.

Our team is at the forefront of Big Query's evolution, driving innovation in metadata infra to power the next generation of data warehousing. We deliver the scalable and reliable metadata foundation for all Big Query operations while pioneering features for Apache Iceberg.

In this role, you will contribute to exciting developments to Iceberg Tables in Big Query, enabling seamless interoperability between Big Query and the open-source ecosystem. Your key responsibilities include building to the Iceberg tables experience, designing for unification and interoperability in the broader Iceberg ecosystem, storage management (garbage collection, coalesce) for Iceberg tables, enhancing metadata management for Iceberg tables, datasets, and partitions;

collaborating with teams on unified catalog solutions.

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. Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $211000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Build or operate large-scale database systems.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Engineer with high‑performance scalable storage and distributed systems back‑ends.
• 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.

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.

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