Senior Systems Development Engineer, Global Operations of Assets and Tooling

Company: Google
Location: Kirkland
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

info_outline X Applicants in Kirkland: 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 Applicants in Thornton: The application window will be open until at least April 13, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Addison, TX, USA; Thornton, CO, USA . Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT-related field, or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience with systems automation, and with systems design and implementation. 5 years of experience with technical infrastructure (e.g., deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting), and with reliability of technical infrastructure. Preferred qualifications: 5 years of experience working with vendors or customers. Experience contributing to product, engineering, or research teams in, cross-functional environments. Experience working on infrastructure and integrations projects. About the job Systems Development Engineering (SDE) at Google is a role where you manage services and systems at scale. SDEs creatively put their engineering discipline to use automating the mundane and reducing toil. We don’t just write code to fix bugs, but emphasize the development of tools and solutions that fix classes of problems. We know it’s hard to control what you can’t measure – so we focus on observability: instrumenting first, then turning data into knowledge, and finally knowledge into action. We know that the operational efficiency of Google systems, services, virtual compute environments and the operating systems that power them impact the environment, not just the bottom line. We know that working together we can do more, and that community matters. Google 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. Together we engineer and build the infrastructure, tools, access and telemetry for systems that enable orchestration of Google-scale services. Come build things that matter. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $163,000-$237,000 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 Lead the design and implementation of systems infrastructure, involving both first-party and third-party tools. Deploy, document, and maintain technical infrastructure. Integrate first-party and third-party technical infrastructure following best practices across systems architecture and security. Drive efforts to improve systems maintenance tasks, ensuring system architecture components work together seamlessly. Work with vendors/internal customers across functions on defining distributed systems requirements, testing procedures, and proposing solutions.

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