The System Development Engineer role at Google Cloud focuses on managing services and systems at scale, emphasizing automation and operational efficiency. The team is dedicated to developing tools and solutions that enhance system reliability and performance. Engineers in this role will work on large-scale environments, contributing to the growth and maintenance of critical infrastructure. The position requires collaboration with customers and developers to define requirements and improve system operations.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT-related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience with systems automation, design, and implementation.
• 3 years of experience with technical infrastructure, including deployment, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• 3 years of experience troubleshooting across Linux and networking.
• 5 years of experience with Linux operating systems internals and administration.

• Troubleshoot technical issues and develop recommendations for systems and services.
• Improve operations work and reduce support toil by implementing automation and process improvements.
• Scale systems sustainably through automation and push for changes that improve reliability and velocity.
• Work with customers and developers to define distributed systems requirements and propose solutions.
• Participate in limited on-call rotation and monitor production distributed computing infrastructure.

• Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.