Staff Software Engineer

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

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

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

experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineering-related

occupation.

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

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

experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineering-related

occupation.

• Position requires 6 years of experience in the following: Programming in C++,

Java, Python, Kotlin, or Go to design, write, test, and maintain software

applications; Design of algorithms and data structures to improve product

scale, speed, efficiency, and reliability; Systems architecture application

to optimize system testability, performance, reliability, and cost; Debugging

to diagnose, triage, and fix system issues via root cause analysis; and Risk

management to anticipate and assess operational, compliance, product, or

program risks.

ABOUT THE JOB:

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/].

Position reports to the Google office & may allow for a hybrid schedule as per

Google policy.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software

platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our

first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software,

and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new

technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more

seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers to facilitate alignment

on goals, outcomes, and timelines.

• Develop mid-term technical roadmaps and manage project priorities to ensure

deliverables meet future infrastructure needs.

• Design, test, and deploy large-scale software solutions while solving

ambiguous problems with high-quality code.

• Review code and implementation practices to provide feedback on style,

accuracy, testability, and efficiency.

• Guide system design decisions by clarifying problems, assessing trade-offs,

and ensuring scalability and semantic cohesion. Drive engineering excellence

by defining success metrics, automating processes, and triaging system issues

for resolution.