Staff Software Engineer, Spanner

SOFTWARE_ENGINEERING
India
February 13, 2026
FULL_TIME

Job Overview

  • Date Posted
    February 13, 2026
  • Location
    India
  • Expiration date
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Job Description

2026-02-05T16:30:20.855Z

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development and technical leadership.
  • Experience with Large Scale Distributed Systems.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience working with relational database technologies such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Spanner, or SQL.
  • Experience engaging effectively with both external and internal customers to drive technical solutions.
  • Ability to work effectively across boundaries in a distributed team environment.

About the job

Spanner needs no introduction to most Google Software Engineers. It is a globally-replicated, scalable, SQL-aware database that provides strong consistency guarantees and is a key asset of Google’s product portfolio of storage services. It is used by most of Google’s products. Spanner is a single team that serves both internal customers using Infrastructure Spanner and external customers using Cloud Spanner.

The Cloud Spanner teams in Bengaluru focuses on various areas including core ecosystem for PostGresSQL/MySQL on spanner making sure the experience for on-boarding to/running applications on Spanner is smooth with as less friction as possible . We are looking for passionate engineers to help scale this area in all aspects.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s 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.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and guide the engineering team through the full development life-cycle, ensuring high-quality code and successful feature deployment.
  • Architect scalable, reliable distributed systems and utilize data-driven insights to define Spanner’s product goal and roadmap.
  • Drive product differentiation by implementing features that leverage the latest trends in cloud database technology.
  • Diagnose technical issues, optimize system performance, and collaborate cross-functionally to resolve customer-impacting challenges.

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 Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

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