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May 14, 2026
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Software Engineer III, Cloud Spanner Graph

Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
$147K/yr - $211K/yr
Entry, Mid Level
Google is a leading technology company that develops next-generation technologies impacting billions of users. They are seeking a Software Engineer III to design and build the graph query engine within Cloud Spanner, focusing on optimizing performance and ensuring reliability of their database solutions.
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Responsibilities

  • Design and develop ISO GQL query language new features (DML, DQL, DDL) on Spanner Graph
  • Design and develop query engine performance optimizations on Spanner Graph
  • Fix bugs of existing GQL product, on-call support product issues
  • Work with internal and external customers and the GTM team to enable successful deployment of production solutions
  • Partner with the SQL and Spanner execution teams to integrate graph capabilities deep into the Spanner stack without compromising ACID guarantees

Qualification

Required

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., C++, Java)
  • 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture
  • Experience with database internals, distributed systems, and compilers

Preferred

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field
  • Experience with query compilers, plan generation, and execution engines
  • Knowledge of GQL or Cypher
  • Understanding of concurrency control, consensus algorithms (Paxos), and data replication strategies

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits
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