Software Engineer, PhD, Early Career, Infrastructure, 2026 Start
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
$147K/yr - $211K/yr
Entry Level
Google is a leading technology company seeking a Software Engineer with a PhD to develop next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect and interact. The role involves participating in team projects, resolving complex technical issues, and contributing to documentation and code development.
Participate in or lead team projects to carry out design, analysis, and development of advanced systems across the stack, using your research expertise
Write documents that set new technical directions. Contribute to existing documentation or educational content, and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback
Study, diagnose and resolve complex technical issues by analyzing the sources of the issues and the impact on software, hardware, network, or service operations and quality
Develop code, review code developed by other developers, and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, accuracy, testability, and efficiency)
Qualification
Required
PhD degree in Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Experience coding in one of the following programming languages including but not limited to: C, C++, Python Java or Golang
Experience in one or more of the following: architecting or developing distributed systems, concurrency, multi-threading, or synchronization
Preferred
Research experience in algorithms, architecture, artificial intelligence, compilers, databases, data mining, distributed systems, machine learning, networking, or systems
Experience in designing and implementing a complex system, for production or experimental use
Experience with performance, reliability, systems data analysis, visualization tools, or debugging
