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Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platforms

Google

Location

New York, NY

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/10/2026

Compensation

$174,000 - $252,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.4% approval-14% YoY
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Job description

The Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure role at Google Cloud Platforms focuses on developing next-generation technologies that enhance user connectivity and interaction. The position requires expertise in large-scale infrastructure and distributed systems, with an emphasis on programming in C++ or C. Engineers in this role will work on critical projects, collaborating with various teams to drive technical direction and innovation. The team is dedicated to maintaining and improving Google's technical infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience programming in C++ or C.
  • 3 years of experience developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks.
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
  • 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices.
  • Create solutions to sometimes ambiguous problems and take ownership of their technical and non-technical scope.
  • Drive the technical direction of large projects with multiple stakeholders.
  • Write highly-scalable, performant, and reliable C++ code operating in a Google-scale distributed systems environment.
  • Investigate production software issues and work closely with the Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) team.

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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