Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Spanner OA and Disaggregation
GoogleSoftware Engineer III, Infrastructure, Spanner OA and Disaggregation
GoogleLocation
New York, NY
Type
Full-time
Posted
10/15/2026
Compensation
$147,000 - $210,000 per year
Job description
The Software Engineer III position focuses on developing solutions for Google's Spanner OA and Disaggregation team. This team is responsible for scaling Spanner to manage new read loads and enabling high-performance data access methods. The role requires expertise in software development, particularly in C++, and involves working on complex distributed systems. Engineers in this position will collaborate with various Google Cloud customers to deliver scalable database features.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with software development using C++.
- 2 years of experience designing, building, or maintaining distributed systems or large-scale computing infrastructure.
- Experience with performance analysis, troubleshooting, and debugging software systems.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement C++ solutions to solve complex algorithmic issues related to data structures, storage I/O, concurrent programming, and SQL.
- Develop isolated data access methods that enable high-performance investigative query processing to scale separately from Spanner's transactional engine.
- Troubleshoot, analyze, and optimize a massive-scale distributed stateful system to ensure strict correctness, availability, and resource efficiency.
- Leverage AI and LLM-based engineering tools to accelerate coding, reviewing, testing, and debugging workflows while retaining ownership of the outcomes.
- Collaborate closely with major Spanner infrastructure and Cloud customers to gather business requirements and deliver scalable database features.
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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