Google Software Engineer III, Core Client Libraries

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Job Details

Posted date: Dec 16, 2025

Location: Seattle, WA

Level: Senior

Estimated salary: $171,500
Range: $141,000 - $202,000


Description

Establish and maintain high-quality coding standards, architecture and testing. Evaluate and recommend tools, libraries, and major version upgrades. Drive efforts to reduce technical debt and maintain application security and compliance. Improve supportability, velocity and efficiency by effectively managing operational toil and delivering customer value. Partner with the SDK Platform team to optimize code generation pipeline and releases.

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

The Cloud SDK team builds client libraries for Google Cloud Platform APIs across nine languages, handling over 80% of all API traffic.

In this role, you will use code generation based on gRPC/Proto definitions to rapidly deliver hundreds of libraries, while also developing handwritten libraries for key services to ensure a premium developer experience. This infrastructure supports both Google Cloud Platform partners and other groups like Ads and Photos.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $141,000-$202,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

2 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products. 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages. Experience with PHP, Ruby, or .NET. Experience with API design and development.

Preferred qualifications: Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field. 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms. 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.

Experience developing accessible technologies.

Experience with Software Development Kits.

Extended Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

2 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products. 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages. Experience with PHP, Ruby, or .NET. Experience with API design and development.

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