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Software Engineer, Persistent Disk, PhD, Early Career, 2026

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BengaluruFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

PhD Software Engineer position within Google's AI and Infrastructure (AI2) organization, focusing on next-generation storage architectures, backup/replication technologies, and distributed systems at scale. Roles involve research-driven development, collaboration with partners, and contributing to storage solutions across Google Cloud and related services.

Responsibilities

  • Drive research initiatives to explore next-generation storage architectures, prototype novel backup/replication algorithms, and evaluate emerging technologies.
  • Improve the reliability, scale, and performance of backup and replication solutions while maintaining healthy release cycles.
  • Work closely with partners and internal stakeholders to translate complex engineering and research efforts into enhanced customer satisfaction and tangible business growth.

Qualifications

  • PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Experience with research and development of data storage, backup, or disaster recovery technologies.
  • Experience conducting research on storage systems, including publishing findings.
  • Experience in architecture or development of distributed systems, including concurrency, multi-threading, or synchronization.
  • Experience coding in one of the following programming languages including but not limited to: C, C++, Python, Java or Golang.

Skills

Required:Storage systems researchDistributed systemsProgramming languages
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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