Site Reliability Manager, Site Reliability Engineering, BigQuery SRE
Company: Google
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
info_outline X In accordance with Washington state law, we are
highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available
to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance Retirement
Benefits: 401(k) with company match Paid Time Off: 20 days of
vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period
for the first five years of employment Sick Time: 40 hours/year
(increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary
sick days per instance Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability Baby
Bonding): 28-30 weeks Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks Holidays: 13
paid days per year Note: By applying to this position you will have
an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the
following: Seattle, WA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA . Minimum
qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related
field, or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience
with software development in one or more programming languages. 5
years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer. 3 years of
experience managing people or teams. 3 years of experience
designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems. 3
years of experience with stakeholder management. Preferred
qualifications: Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
Experience building and managing a team of results oriented
engineers who deliver on large-scale projects. Experience in
problem-solving and analyzing global scale distributed systems.
Experience in an engineering or operations role in distributed
systems and large-scale environments. Experience in one or more of
the following, such as C, C++, Java, Go, Python. About the job Site
Reliability Engineering (SRE) combines software and systems
engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed,
fault-tolerant systems. SRE ensures that Google's services—both our
internally critical and our externally-visible systems—have
reliability, uptime appropriate to users' needs and a fast rate of
improvement. Additionally SRE’s will keep an ever-watchful eye on
our systems capacity and performance. Much of our software
development focuses on optimizing existing systems, building
infrastructure and eliminating work through automation. On the SRE
team, you’ll have the opportunity to manage the complex challenges
of scale which are unique to Google, while using your expertise in
coding, algorithms, complexity analysis and large-scale system
design. SRE's culture of intellectual curiosity, problem solving
and openness is key to its success. Our organization brings
together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences and
perspectives. We encourage them to collaborate, think big and take
risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to
work on meaningful projects, while we also strive to create an
environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to
learn and grow. To learn more: check out our books on Site
Reliability Engineering or read a career profile about why a
Software Engineer chose to join SRE. BigQuery SRE supports
Dremel-based internal and external data analytics services. The
team provides full engagement for core query engines and storage,
with basic support for peripheral services. As a critical GCP
pillar, we offer 24/7 tier 1 on-call support. Additionally, we are
actively developing Generative AI solutions using Gemini models to
automate outage detection, reduce operational overhead, and enhance
overall service reliability. Behind everything our users see online
is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to
keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers
to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make
Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our
engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things
apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running,
ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is
$207,000-$300,000 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 .
Responsibilities Lead a team of Software/Systems Engineers on
projects for users and be responsible for uptime. Own end-to-end
availability and performance of key services and build automation
to prevent problem recurrence. Automate response to all
non-exceptional service conditions. Lead, mentor the team and
establish credibility through quality technical execution. Manage
on-call rotations across continents, using a follow-the-sun model.
Design, write and deliver software to improve the availability,
scalability, latency and efficiency of Google's services.
Keywords: Google, Sammamish , Site Reliability Manager, Site Reliability Engineering, BigQuery SRE, IT / Software / Systems , Seattle, Washington
