Senior Software Engineer, Backend

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming

languages.

• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products,

and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

• 3 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed

systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or

hardware architecture.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.

• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience programming in the Java or Kotlin programming language.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.

• Proficiency in code and system health, diagnosis and resolution, and software

test engineering.

ABOUT THE JOB:

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.

The Photos business generation team focuses on optimizing business growth

strategies for the Photos App. We manage vital user storage journeys that are

central to our business growth.

Our mission is to create and enhance experiences that drive the expansion of

Google Photos and its integration with Google One. We assist users throughout

their storage lifecycle, helping them monitor usage and find the best solutions

to keep their digital memories secure and accessible.

Google Photos is a beloved product that reaches 1.4B monthly active users. In

this role, you will be a part of a growing business while building systems that

match Google scale. The team is passionate about building a beautiful and

sustainable consumer product and you will work cross-functionally while learning

quickly through experimentation, and prototyping.

Google Photos is a photo sharing and storage service developed by Google. Photos

is one of the most sought after products at Google and is looking for both

client-side (web and mobile), with server-side (search, storage, serving) and

machine intelligence (learning, computer vision) Software Engineers. We are

dedicated to making Google experiences centered around the user.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technical direction and lead the development of backend business

generation projects, such as server-driven promotions.

• Scope complex technical problems, ensure the overall health of backend

systems, and guide the backend engineering team.

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners and engineering leads on other

platforms (Android, iOS) to define requirements and design scalable

solutions.

• Build features that advance the Storage business generation mission while

maintaining a delightful and consistent user experience across platforms.

• Advocate engineering excellence and the adoption of developer AI tools within

the broader team.