Cloud Software Engineer Jobs in Sunnyvale, CA
Cloud Software Engineer jobs in Sunnyvale, California are concentrated in the Moffett Park research corridor, the Murphy Avenue tech district, and the broader Central Sunnyvale office cluster, with strong demand across cloud infrastructure, SaaS platforms, and enterprise networking. Employers actively posting right now include Google, Apple, and CrowdStrike. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Open roles43
Top employerGoogle
Work type67% On-site
Top credentialDoctoral degree in Computer Science
Companies hiring6
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Software Engineer Manager, Google Cloud, API Proxy
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Software Engineer Manager, Google Cloud, API Proxy
Sunnyvale, California
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Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML, Google Cloud
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Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML, Google Cloud
Sunnyvale, California
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Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Google Cloud Storage
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Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Google Cloud Storage
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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Serving Platform, Google Cloud Storage
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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Serving Platform, Google Cloud Storage
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Software Engineering Manager, Eval Infra, Quality Platform, Gemini Cloud Operator, Agentic AI
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Software Engineering Manager, Eval Infra, Quality Platform, Gemini Cloud Operator, Agentic AI
Sunnyvale, California
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Software Engineer Manager, Google Cloud, API Proxy
Google·Sunnyvale, California
Job functions:
$207k - $300k/yr
Doctoral degree in Computer Science
10,000+ employees
Job Description
In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.
With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.
One Platform is the standard Google Application Programming Interface (API) platform for creating, managing, securing, and consuming APIs and services across organizations. It is used by Google APIs, Cloud APIs, Cloud Endpoints, and API Gateway. This platform provides a wide range of features to service consumers and service producers, including authentication, authorization, auditing, rate limiting, analytics, billing, logging, monitoring and policy enforcement. API Proxies like External Security Facility (ESF) and Cloud ESF function as the front-end for One Platform APIs. These proxies provide a critical layer for policy enforcement, transcoding, observability and other control plane functionalities.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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google.Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects.
- 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role, and managing direct reports.
- Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems, with scalability, fault tolerance, and reliability. Experience in cloud infrastructure (e.g., compute, storage, networking).
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
About the job
Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started - and as a manager, you guide the way.With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.
One Platform is the standard Google Application Programming Interface (API) platform for creating, managing, securing, and consuming APIs and services across organizations. It is used by Google APIs, Cloud APIs, Cloud Endpoints, and API Gateway. This platform provides a wide range of features to service consumers and service producers, including authentication, authorization, auditing, rate limiting, analytics, billing, logging, monitoring and policy enforcement. API Proxies like External Security Facility (ESF) and Cloud ESF function as the front-end for One Platform APIs. These proxies provide a critical layer for policy enforcement, transcoding, observability and other control plane functionalities.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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Build, lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team.
- Define and drive the strategy and roadmap for the core API Proxy/ESF runtime, reliability, security, OneMCP and other top priority initiatives within the One Platform ecosystem.
- Oversee the end-to-end project execution. Manage project priorities, timelines, and resource allocation to ensure predictable and high-quality releases. Identify and mitigate execution risks and dependencies.
- Partner closely with User Experience Tech Lead (UTL) and Product Manager (PM) to define product features, requirements, and success metrics. Collaborate effectively with other One Platform teams, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), and key infrastructure teams. Engage with internal customer teams across Google to understand their API serving and proxy needs and gather feedback.
- Communicate team goal, project status, risks, and impact to leadership and stakeholders.
Google
Software Engineer Manager, Google Cloud, API Proxy
Sunnyvale, California
New 20h ago10,000+ employees
Job functions:
$207k - $300k/yr
Doctoral degree in Computer Science
Job Description
In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.
With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.
One Platform is the standard Google Application Programming Interface (API) platform for creating, managing, securing, and consuming APIs and services across organizations. It is used by Google APIs, Cloud APIs, Cloud Endpoints, and API Gateway. This platform provides a wide range of features to service consumers and service producers, including authentication, authorization, auditing, rate limiting, analytics, billing, logging, monitoring and policy enforcement. API Proxies like External Security Facility (ESF) and Cloud ESF function as the front-end for One Platform APIs. These proxies provide a critical layer for policy enforcement, transcoding, observability and other control plane functionalities.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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google.Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects.
- 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role, and managing direct reports.
- Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems, with scalability, fault tolerance, and reliability. Experience in cloud infrastructure (e.g., compute, storage, networking).
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
About the job
Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started - and as a manager, you guide the way.With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.
One Platform is the standard Google Application Programming Interface (API) platform for creating, managing, securing, and consuming APIs and services across organizations. It is used by Google APIs, Cloud APIs, Cloud Endpoints, and API Gateway. This platform provides a wide range of features to service consumers and service producers, including authentication, authorization, auditing, rate limiting, analytics, billing, logging, monitoring and policy enforcement. API Proxies like External Security Facility (ESF) and Cloud ESF function as the front-end for One Platform APIs. These proxies provide a critical layer for policy enforcement, transcoding, observability and other control plane functionalities.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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Build, lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team.
- Define and drive the strategy and roadmap for the core API Proxy/ESF runtime, reliability, security, OneMCP and other top priority initiatives within the One Platform ecosystem.
- Oversee the end-to-end project execution. Manage project priorities, timelines, and resource allocation to ensure predictable and high-quality releases. Identify and mitigate execution risks and dependencies.
- Partner closely with User Experience Tech Lead (UTL) and Product Manager (PM) to define product features, requirements, and success metrics. Collaborate effectively with other One Platform teams, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), and key infrastructure teams. Engage with internal customer teams across Google to understand their API serving and proxy needs and gather feedback.
- Communicate team goal, project status, risks, and impact to leadership and stakeholders.
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Cloud Software Engineer Jobs in Sunnyvale: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a cloud software engineer job in Sunnyvale?
Focus on employers in Sunnyvale's Moffett Park corridor and the Central Sunnyvale office district, where networking hardware companies, SaaS platforms, and semiconductor firms run large cloud engineering teams. Hands-on experience with distributed systems, Kubernetes, or multi-cloud architectures stands out here. Attending local tech meetups tied to the Silicon Valley cloud community and targeting companies with established cloud migration programs gives you a concrete edge in this specific market.
Which companies hire cloud software engineers in Sunnyvale?
Sunnyvale cloud software engineer roles are posted by Google, Apple, and CrowdStrike and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Sunnyvale's employer mix is especially strong in networking, enterprise SaaS, and semiconductor companies that maintain dedicated cloud platform and infrastructure teams.
Are there remote cloud software engineer jobs in Sunnyvale?
Yes, though availability depends on the role type: cloud software engineering skews more remote-friendly than hands-on hardware or lab positions, but roles requiring secure on-site lab access or hardware integration are typically in-person. About 33% of cloud software engineer openings tied to Sunnyvale are remote or hybrid as of November 2026. Platform engineering, DevOps, and cloud architecture work account for the largest share of remote-eligible positions among Sunnyvale employers.
How can I get a cloud software engineer job in Sunnyvale with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Sunnyvale is targeting associate cloud engineer or site reliability engineer roles at mid-size SaaS companies and enterprise networking firms in the Moffett Park area, which run structured new-grad and early-career programs more often than large hardware-first companies. Building certifications on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and contributing to open-source infrastructure projects resonates with Sunnyvale hiring teams. Internship pipelines at Sunnyvale's networking and platform companies are also strong lateral entry points.
Which industries hire the most cloud software engineers in Sunnyvale?
The sectors hiring the most cloud software engineers in Sunnyvale are Technology & Software and Artificial Intelligence, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Sunnyvale's concentration of networking hardware vendors, enterprise cloud platform companies, and semiconductor firms creates sustained demand for cloud engineers who can bridge infrastructure and software disciplines.
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