Google’s software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. 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’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. 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.
With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.
Responsibilities of Staff Software Engineer
- Design, improve, and develop capacity scheduling systems to manage all types of work load efficiently while providing SLA guarantees
- Define and manage project roadmap, align with existing projects within and across teams, and ensure smooth project execution
- Mentor, grow, and lead team members, uphold a high bar on engineering quality and foster healthy team culture
- Work with cross-functional teams (e.g., Product, Technical Account Managers, Support Engineering, Data Scientist, Developers, and Site Reliability Engineering teams to define SLAs and form system development plan
- Work with Product Management to collect requirement, feature list, and provide scoping and prioritization.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
- 8 years of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms
- 5 years of experience testing and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture
- Experience with system architecture, system monitoring, programming, debugging/troubleshooting, and data processing
