Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/4/2026
Compensation
$147,000 - $210,000 per year
Job description
The Software Engineer III position at Google Cloud Storage involves developing and maintaining the metadata infrastructure for Blobstore, a planet-scale distributed storage system. This role is critical for supporting various Google products like YouTube and Photos. The team focuses on building large-scale infrastructure and distributed systems while ensuring high-quality code and best practices. Engineers in this role will have opportunities to work on diverse projects and contribute to innovative solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with software development or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
- 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies or storage.
- Experience programming in C++.
- Experience with distributed systems.
- Experience with algorithms.
Responsibilities
- Write product or system development code.
- Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
- Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices.
- Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product updates and user feedback.
- Triage product or system issues and debug, track, and resolve them by analyzing the sources of issues.
Benefits
- Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Google Llc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
908
FY2026
Approval rate
98.4%
FY2026
LCA certified
4,273
FY2026
Entry-level share
0.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-14%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-51%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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