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Staff Software Engineer, BigQuery Runtime

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Compensation
$207–300K/yr
Location
Multiple U.S. locations
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Google’s BigQuery Runtime team aims to make BigQuery the best data warehouse for low-latency, high-throughput use cases. The Staff Software Engineer will provide technical leadership and develop large-scale software solutions, improving the BigQuery engine to remove bottlenecks for low-latency queries. The role works with the BigQuery and Dremel codebase, primarily in C++, with Java in data planes and Python for tests.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

General-Purpose Programming, requiredLarge-Scale Infrastructure, requiredDistributed Systems, requiredNetworks, requiredCompute Technologies, requiredStorage, requiredHardware Architecture, requiredCoding, requiredSoftware Testing, requiredSoftware Launching, requiredSoftware Design, requiredSoftware Architecture, requiredData Structures, nice to haveAlgorithms, nice to haveTechnical Leadership, nice to haveProject Team Leadership, nice to haveTechnical Direction, nice to haveCross-Functional Collaboration, nice to haveQuery Processing Engines, nice to haveSQL Relational Databases, nice to haveC, requiredC++, requiredJava, requiredPython, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Practical Experience, required8+ Years General-Purpose Programming Experience, required5+ Years Infrastructure or Systems Experience, required5+ Years Coding Experience, required5+ Years Software Testing and Launching Experience, required3+ Years Software Design and Architecture Experience, requiredMaster's or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or Related Field, nice to have8+ Years Data Structures and Algorithms Experience, nice to have3+ Years Technical Leadership Experience, nice to have3+ Years Complex Organization Experience, nice to haveEnglish Proficiency, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

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XIn most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance

  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match

  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment

  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance

  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks

  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

  • 8 years of experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Java, C/C++ or Python.

  • 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.

  • 5 years of coding experience in one or more of the following languages: C, C++, Java, or Python.

  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.

  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

  • 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.

  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

  • Experience in developing query processing engines for a SQL relational database or large-scale distributed systems.

About the job

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.

Google BigQuery is a fast, serverless, and highly scalable multi-cloud data warehouse offered as part of Google Cloud Platform. It supports a wide range of data analytics use cases—including reporting, business intelligence, data pipelines, and data marts—and is used across many enterprise sectors including retail, finance, technology, and gaming.

BigQuery is one of the leaders in the data warehousing space. As we learned in recent years, most of the queries users run are working on small datasets. The trend is so profound that some ex-BigQuery leaders even started new businesses to solve that exact use case. Our team's mission is to make BigQuery the best data warehouse for low-latency, high-throughput use cases.

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: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership on projects.

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.

  • Improve BigQuery engine to remove bottlenecks for low latency queries, design solutions that are easy to maintain and extend.

  • Work with BigQuery and Dremel codebase, which is primarily C++ with some Java in data planes and Python for tests.

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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 alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

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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.

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How this job compares

Set against the 8,920 open Software Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$207–300K/yr
  • Washington median$167–260K/yr416 salary ranges
  • US median$146–253K/yr6,825 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $254K, is 19% above the Washington median midpoint ($212K) — in the top quarter of Software Engineering salary ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 486 open Software Engineering jobs in Washington and 8,920 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
  • Microsoft Corporation68 open
  • Amazon62 open
  • Google (this employer)28 open
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Software Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (6,725 postings).
Education
2,159 of the 8,920 open Software Engineering jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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