Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Storage, Intelligence Agents

SOFTWARE_ENGINEERING
USA
March 6, 2026
FULL_TIME

Job Overview

  • Date Posted
    March 6, 2026
  • Location
    USA
  • Expiration date
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Job Description

2026-03-04T07:57:20.757Z

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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 (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
  • 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 programming in C++.
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
  • 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
  • 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 building software for security.

About the job

Google Cloud’s software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. 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 Cloud’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. 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.

In this role, you will focus on Storage Intelligence Agentic AI and related services which are critical for the GCS Autonomous Storage Management charter. Storage Intelligence Agents aims to leverage AI (Agentic AI Workflows and more) and an understanding of Google Cloud storage to efficiently manage billions of objects in an entire organization. You will partner with multiple teams to provide a consistent, seamless and goal-oriented experience for users to help operators successfully manage their cloud environment. You will drive key aspects of delivering a AI experience to customers including but not limited to service excellence, accuracy, and consistency.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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000-$307,000 + 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

  • Own key architectural decisions and drive the roadmap for Agentic AI and Autonomous Storage, ensuring all GenAI initiatives meet rigorous accuracy and security standards.
  • Ensure services are scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant by adhering to Google’s core principles for infrastructure, security, and automated deployment processes.
  • Foster a culture of engineering excellence by providing technical guidance, coaching junior engineers, and establishing robust software development best practices.
  • Partner with Product Managers, Technical Program Managers, and other Google Customer Solutions (GCS) service teams to translate customer needs into technical roadmaps and drive seamless cross-functional execution through consensus building.
  • Lead on-call responsibilities and manage service rollouts to guarantee that production systems consistently meet Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and performance targets.

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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