<h5>This position is also available in <span id="mgSecretSpan_3" class="mgSecretSpan">Mountain View,</span> CA,<span id="mgSecretSpan_4" class="mgSecretSpan"></span> <span id="ecSecretSpan_0" class="ecSecretSpan"><span id="mgSecretSpan_5" class="mgSecretSpan">New</span></span> <span id="mgSecretSpan_6" class="mgSecretSpan">York,</span> NY, Kirkland, WA, <span id="mgSecretSpan_7" class="mgSecretSpan">Seattle,</span> WA, <span id="mgSecretSpan_8" class="mgSecretSpan">Boston,</span> <span id="mgSecretSpan_9" class="mgSecretSpan">MA,</span> <span id="mgSecretSpan_10" class="mgSecretSpan">Sydney,</span> Australia, <span id="mgSecretSpan_11" class="mgSecretSpan">Dublin,</span> <span id="mgSecretSpan_12" class="mgSecretSpan">Ireland</span> and <span id="mgSecretSpan_13" class="mgSecretSpan">Zurich,</span> Switzerland.</h5>
<h5>The area: Google.com <span id="mgSecretSpan_14" class="mgSecretSpan">Engineering </span></h5>
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With analytical and code-level troubleshooting abilities to spare, Google.com's engineers are <span id="ecSecretSpan_1" class="ecSecretSpan"><span id="mgSecretSpan_15" class="mgSecretSpan">technology</span></span> whizzes who love being in the <span id="mgSecretSpan_16" class="mgSecretSpan">center of the</span> action. We tackle a range of complex software and <span id="mgSecretSpan_17" class="mgSecretSpan">systems</span> issues, including monitoring, responding to and safeguarding the availability of <span id="mgSecretSpan_18" class="mgSecretSpan">our</span> most popular services.
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<h5>The role: Software Engineer, Google.com - <span id="mgSecretSpan_19" class="mgSecretSpan">Pittsburgh </span></h5>
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Are you part ace coder, part adrenaline junkie? Do you have a knack <span id="mgSecretSpan_20" class="mgSecretSpan">for</span>
seeing a problem and immediately discerning the likely solution? Maybe you've been coding <span id="mgSecretSpan_21" class="mgSecretSpan">for</span> years, are bored with the <span id="mgSecretSpan_22" class="mgSecretSpan">old</span> design-build-review-test-ship-repeat routine, and yearn <span id="mgSecretSpan_23" class="mgSecretSpan">for</span>
some faster-paced challenges? Or perhaps you're a seasoned software
engineer who is also a genius at jockeying networks and administering <span id="ecSecretSpan_2" class="ecSecretSpan">UNIX</span> clusters.
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We're looking <span id="mgSecretSpan_24" class="mgSecretSpan">for</span> top-notch thrill-seeking software engineers to join the
Google.com <span id="mgSecretSpan_25" class="mgSecretSpan">engineering</span> team. Google.com engineers are in the thick of
everything involved with keeping Google running, from code-level
troubleshooting of service anomalies to safeguarding the availability of <span id="mgSecretSpan_26" class="mgSecretSpan">our</span> most popular services; from monitoring and response to building <span id="ecSecretSpan_3" class="ecSecretSpan"><span id="mgSecretSpan_27" class="mgSecretSpan">new</span></span>
automation infrastructure to balancing the desire <span id="mgSecretSpan_28" class="mgSecretSpan">for</span> change <span id="ecSecretSpan_4" class="ecSecretSpan"><span id="mgSecretSpan_29" class="mgSecretSpan">management</span></span> with the need <span id="mgSecretSpan_30" class="mgSecretSpan">for</span> stability. <span id="mgSecretSpan_31" class="mgSecretSpan">All</span> team members must have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, fluency in coding, <span id="mgSecretSpan_32" class="mgSecretSpan">good</span> <span id="mgSecretSpan_33" class="mgSecretSpan">communication</span> skills, and most of <span id="mgSecretSpan_34" class="mgSecretSpan">all</span> enthusiasm <span id="mgSecretSpan_35" class="mgSecretSpan">for</span> tackling the complex problems of scale which are uniquely Google. We tackle challenging, novel situations every day, and <span id="mgSecretSpan_36" class="mgSecretSpan">work</span> with just about every other <span id="mgSecretSpan_37" class="mgSecretSpan">engineering and</span> operations team at Google in the process.
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In this role you will need:
<ul><li>Expertise in coding, analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed <span id="mgSecretSpan_38" class="mgSecretSpan">systems.</span></li><li>Experience in a high-volume or critical production service environment.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of IP networking, including the ability to analyze <span id="ecSecretSpan_5" class="ecSecretSpan">network</span> behavior, performance and application issues using <span id="mgSecretSpan_39" class="mgSecretSpan">standard</span> tools like tcpdump.</li>
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Qualifications:
<ul><li>0-15+ years experience.</li><li>3+ years developing web-based applications.</li><li>Expertise in <span id="mgSecretSpan_40" class="mgSecretSpan">data</span> structures, algorithms, and complexity analysis.</li><li>
Fluency in one or more of: <span id="mgSecretSpan_41" class="mgSecretSpan">C, C++,</span> Java.</li><li>Fluency in one of more of: Shell, PHP, Perl or Python.</li><li>Ability to handle periodic on-call duty <span id="mgSecretSpan_42" class="mgSecretSpan">as</span> well <span id="mgSecretSpan_43" class="mgSecretSpan">as</span> out-of-band requests.</li>
<li><span id="mgSecretSpan_44" class="mgSecretSpan">Solid</span> working knowledge of <span id="ecSecretSpan_6" class="ecSecretSpan">Unix,</span> preferably Linux.</li><li>Tack-sharp analytical abilities.</li><li>A strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.</li>
<li>Fluent written <span id="mgSecretSpan_45" class="mgSecretSpan">communication</span> and unusual verbal agility are strong assets.</li><li>SQL experience a plus, MySQL a plus.</li><li>Experience leading short projects involving outside teams is a plus.</li>
<li>BA/BS in CS, <span id="mgSecretSpan_46" class="mgSecretSpan">MS</span> or PhD is preferred.</li></ul>If you are interested please email me your CV/resume, thank you.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Yancy Rivera<br>Technical Sourcer, Google Inc.<br>
Mountain View, California U.S.A.<br>Office: (650) 214-2797<br><br><a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/">http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/</a>