Senior Staff Systems Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering | Senior Staff Systems Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering - Google Careers

Google

Zürich, ZH, Switzerland
Published Nov 28, 2025
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

This Senior Staff Systems Engineer role within Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) at Google Cloud involves combining software and systems engineering expertise to build and maintain massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems crucial for Google's internal and external services. The core focus of this senior position is leading the design and implementation of cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered systems, ensuring maximum reliability, scalability, and efficiency. Key responsibilities include driving technical discussions, managing complex project priorities, and leading cross-organizational collaborations to achieve product goals. You will also mentor team members on coding standards and design techniques, while building extensive automation to prevent system recurrence issues. This position requires a minimum of eight years of programming experience and proven leadership in large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems, offering a unique opportunity to tackle the complex challenges of scale inherent to Google Cloud's global architecture.

Required Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience (Master's degree preferred)

Experience

  • 8 years of experience with programming in one or more programming languages
  • 4 years of experience leading complex projects
  • 3 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems
  • Professional experience managing availability and performance of mission-critical services

Languages

English (Fluent)

Additional

  • Ability to lead and influence cross-organizational collaborations; proven capability to drive technical discussions and decision-making; strong mentoring and training skills for team development.