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Senior Software Engineer, Cloud- Foundation and Security Platform (multiple openings)

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Durham, NC · HybridFull-time$174–253K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$174–253K/yr
Location
Durham, NCHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Google seeks a Senior Software Engineer for its Cloud Foundation and Security Platform. The role involves developing software solutions and contributing to design reviews, project delivery, code quality, and issue resolution. Candidates need a bachelor’s degree and extensive software engineering experience, including cloud and distributed systems, security-related competencies, and technical leadership. The position reports to a Google office and may allow a hybrid schedule under company policy.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software Development, requiredC++, requiredPython, requiredGo, requiredJava, requiredJavaScript, requiredData Structures, requiredAlgorithms, requiredProduction Systems, requiredDistributed Systems, requiredCloud Computing, requiredSecurity, requiredAuthorization, requiredAccess Management, requiredAnti-Abuse, requiredAPI Design, requiredREST API Development, requiredThrottling, requiredLatency Management, requiredQuota Management, requiredFront-End Development, requiredCompliance, requiredAccess Control, requiredEncryption, requiredData Governance, requiredData Security, requiredReliability, requiredEnd-to-End Testing, requiredTest Automation, requiredData Infrastructure, requiredService Regionalization, requiredData Processing, requiredRelational Databases, requiredNon-Relational Databases, requiredSoftware Testing, requiredSoftware Maintenance, requiredSoftware Launch, requiredSoftware Design, requiredSystem Design, requiredSystem Architecture, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, or Related Field, required5+ Years Progressive Post-Baccalaureate Experience, required5+ Years Software Development Experience, required5+ Years Data Structures and Algorithms Experience, required4+ Years Production Systems, Distributed Systems, and Cloud Computing Experience, required3+ Years Experience in Two Listed Competencies, required2+ Years Testing, Maintaining, or Launching Software Products, required1+ Year Software Design, System Design, and Architecture Experience, required1+ Year Technical Leadership Experience, requiredEnglish Proficiency, required

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineer-related occupation.

  • Position requires the following: 5 years of experience in Software development utilizing C++, Python, Go, Java, or JavaScript; 5 years of experience in Data structures and algorithms; 4 years of experience in Production systems, large-scale distributed systems, and cloud computing; 3 years of experience in two of the following: Security (authorization, access management, or anti-abuse), API design, REST API development (throttling, latency, or quota management), Front-end development, Compliance (access control, encryption, data governance, or data security), Reliability, End to end testing, Test automation, Data infrastructure, Service Regionalization, Data processing, or Relational and non-relational databases; 2 years of experience in Testing, maintaining, or launching software products; 1 year of experience in Software design, system design and architecture; and 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role, including leading projects involving multiple engineers, leading teams, serving as a subject matter expert, working closely with stakeholders within and outside of teams, managing key stakeholders, or reviewing code designs from more junior team members.

About the job

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.

Google's software developers 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 software developers 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 developer, 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 software developers 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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $174,000 - $253,000 + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Learn more aboutbenefits at Google. (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/)

Position reports to the Google office & may allow for a hybrid schedule as per Google policy.

Responsibilities

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

  • Manage project priorities, deadlines and deliverables.

  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.

  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, production principles and efficiency).

  • 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.

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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/) .

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .

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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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.

How this job compares

Set against the 8,689 open Software Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$174–253K/yr
  • North Carolina median$134–235K/yr133 salary ranges
  • US median$148–251K/yr6,569 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $214K, is 17% above the North Carolina median midpoint ($183K) — in the middle half of Software Engineering salary ranges in North Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 163 open Software Engineering jobs in North Carolina and 8,689 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Software Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (6,620 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,174 of the 8,689 open Software Engineering jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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