Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

📍 Job Overview

• Job Title: Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud
• Company: Google
• Location: London, England, United Kingdom
• Job Type: On-site
• Category: Senior DevOps Engineer
• Date Posted: June 24, 2025
• Experience Level: 5-10 years
• Remote Status: On-site

🚀 Role Summary

• 📝 Enhancement Note: This role focuses on maintaining and improving Google Cloud's services, ensuring reliability, uptime, and fast rate of improvement. It combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, fault-tolerant systems.

💻 Primary Responsibilities

• Engage in the entire lifecycle of services, from inception and design to deployment, operation, and refinement.
• Support services before they go live through activities such as system design consulting, developing software platforms and frameworks, capacity planning, and launch reviews.
• Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.
• Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity.
• Practice sustainable incident response and blameless postmortems.

🎓 Skills & Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Experience

• 5+ years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 5+ years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
• 3+ years of experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• 2+ years of experience leading projects and providing technical leadership.

Required Skills

• Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• Ability to debug, optimize code, and automate routine tasks.
• Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with effective verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working in computing, distributed systems, storage, or networking.
• Ability to work in a blame-free environment, encouraging collaboration, and taking risks.

📊 Web Portfolio & Project Requirements

• 📝 Enhancement Note: Not specified. However, candidates should be prepared to discuss their experience with large-scale distributed systems, system design, and troubleshooting.

💵 Compensation & Benefits

• 📝 Enhancement Note: Salary range not specified. According to Glassdoor, the average salary for a Senior Software Engineer at Google in London is around £75,000 - £100,000 per year.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Google's comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) matching, and stock grants.

🎯 Team & Company Context

🏢 Company Culture

• Industry: Technology
• Company Size: Large (over 100,000 employees)
• Founded: 1998
• Team Structure: Google's SRE team combines software and systems engineering, with a culture of intellectual curiosity, problem-solving, and openness. They encourage self-direction, collaboration, and taking risks in a blame-free environment.

📈 Career & Growth Analysis

• Web Technology Career Level: Senior DevOps Engineer - Responsible for maintaining and improving large-scale distributed systems, providing technical leadership, and driving reliability and velocity.
• Reporting Structure: Leads projects and provides technical leadership to team members.
• Technical Impact: Directly impacts Google Cloud's services, ensuring they have reliability, uptime, and a fast rate of improvement.

🌐 Work Environment

• Office Type: Modern, collaborative workspace with a focus on innovation and problem-solving.
• Office Location(s): London, England, United Kingdom
• Workspace Context: Google's offices are designed to encourage collaboration, with open workspaces, meeting rooms, and recreational areas. They provide the necessary tools and resources for their employees to succeed.
• Work Schedule: Standard full-time workweek, with flexibility for project needs and maintenance windows.

📄 Application & Technical Interview Process

• 📝 Enhancement Note: Not specified. However, candidates can expect a rigorous interview process focusing on technical skills, problem-solving, and cultural fit.

Interview Process

• Technical phone screen or video call.
• On-site interviews, including system design questions, coding challenges, and behavioral questions.

Portfolio Review Tips

• Prepare examples of your experience with large-scale distributed systems, system design, and troubleshooting.
• Be ready to discuss your approach to debugging, code optimization, and automation.

Technical Challenge Preparation

• Brush up on your data structures, algorithms, and system design skills.
• Practice coding challenges focusing on problem-solving, code optimization, and automation.

ATS Keywords

• Programming Languages: Java, Python, C++, Go
• Web Frameworks: Not specified
• Server Technologies: Not specified
• Databases: Not specified
• Tools: Not specified
• Methodologies: Agile, Scrum
• Soft Skills: Problem-solving, Communication, Leadership
• Industry Terms: Site Reliability Engineering, Distributed Systems, Large-scale Systems, System Design

🛠 Technology Stack & Web Infrastructure

• 📝 Enhancement Note: Not specified. However, candidates should be familiar with Google's tech stack, including their internal tools and systems.

Frontend Technologies

• Not specified

Backend & Server Technologies

• Not specified

Development & DevOps Tools

• Not specified

👥 Team Culture & Values

• Web Development Values: Innovation, collaboration, problem-solving, and a focus on user experience.
• Collaboration Style: Encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing, and technical mentoring. They have a blame-free environment that supports risk-taking and continuous learning.

⚡ Challenges & Growth Opportunities

• Technical Challenges: Working with large-scale distributed systems, ensuring reliability, and driving velocity.
• Learning & Development Opportunities: Google offers various learning and development opportunities, including conferences, certifications, and community involvement.

💡 Interview Preparation

• Technical Questions: System design questions, coding challenges focusing on data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving.
• Company & Culture Questions: Be prepared to discuss your approach to collaboration, problem-solving, and risk-taking in a blame-free environment.

📌 Application Steps

• Submit your application through the provided link.
• Prepare examples of your experience with large-scale distributed systems, system design, and troubleshooting.
• Brush up on your data structures, algorithms, and system design skills.
• Research Google's company culture and values to ensure a strong cultural fit.