Staff Software Engineer

Google

Austin, Texas, United StatesFull-time$207,000–$301,000Posted Oct 12, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software

Engineering, or a related field and 8 years of progressive post-baccalaureate

experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineer-related occupation.

  • Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer

Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field and 6 years of

experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineer-related occupation.

  • Position requires 6 years of experience in the following: Designing, writing,

testing, and maintaining software applications; Selection and design of

algorithms and data structures for system optimization (scale, speed,

efficiency); Applying systems architecture knowledge to optimize system

testability, performance, reliability, and cost; System-level problem

analysis (technical and organizational); and Technical leadership including

team member development and performance feedback.

ABOUT THE JOB:

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000 - $301,000 +

20% bonus target + equity + benefits determined by role, level, and location.

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

skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Learn more about

benefits at Google

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

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain large-scale software solutions to

solve ambiguous problems.

  • Develop the mid-term technical vision and roadmap while guiding and vetting

complex system designs.

  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables while facilitating

alignment and clarity across teams.

  • Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers, mentoring individuals on

design principles and best practices.

  • Review code from other engineers to provide feedback on best practices,

testability, and efficiency, Define and implement new team standards, improve

documentation, and triage complex system issues.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain large-scale software solutions.
  • Develop technical vision and roadmaps, and guide complex system designs.
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables across teams.
  • Coach and mentor distributed engineering teams.
  • Review code, establish team standards, improve documentation, and triage complex system issues.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 8 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience.
  • At least 6 years of experience designing, writing, testing, and maintaining software applications.
  • At least 6 years of experience with algorithms, data structures, systems architecture, and system-level problem analysis.
  • At least 6 years of technical leadership experience, including team development and performance feedback.

Benefits

  • 20% target bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Skills mentioned

System DesignDistributed SystemsPerformance OptimizationDebuggingSoftware TestingUnit TestingIntegration TestingGitGoogle CloudCloud Computing

About Google

A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone. Check out our career opportunities at goo.gle/3DLEokh

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