Senior Staff Software Engineer, Core

Google

San Jose, California, United States · Kirkland, Washington, United StatesFull-time$262,000–$364,000Posted Oct 15, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching

software products.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related

technical field.

  • 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
  • 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams

and setting technical direction.

  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving

cross-functional or cross-business projects.

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and

deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance

software solutions.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products.

We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer

platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the

essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our

users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across

Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and

strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique

opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

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

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

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

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
  • Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
  • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and

timelines.

  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software

solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
  • Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
  • Align teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of software development experience.
  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture, and testing and launching software products.
  • Preferred: Master's degree or PhD in a related technical field.
  • Preferred: 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
  • Preferred: 5 years of technical leadership experience leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  • Preferred: 3 years working in a complex, matrixed organization on cross-functional or cross-business projects.

Benefits

  • 25% bonus target
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Skills mentioned

System DesignDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentSoftware TestingIntegration TestingUnit TestingPerformance OptimizationCloud ComputingDatabase DesignData Engineering

About Google

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H-1B sponsorship history

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