Software Engineer II, Site Reliability
Company: Google
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: April 5, 2026
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Job Description:
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a
related field, or equivalent practical experience. 1 year of
experience with software development in one or more programming
languages during coursework/projects, research, internships, or
practical experience in school, work, or Open Source projects. 1
year of experience with data structures or algorithms. Preferred
qualifications: Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering,
or a related field. 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, you will manage project priorities, deadlines,
and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain,
and enhance software solutions. The US base salary range for this
full-time position is $123,000-$174,000 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, Davis , Software Engineer II, Site Reliability, IT / Software / Systems , Sunnyvale, California
