Senior Software Engineer, Play Points Infrastructure, Play Monetization

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development Java programming languages.
• 3 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed

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

hardware architecture.

• Experience in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role driving technical

alignment and collaborating with Product Managers and cross-functional teams

across multiple Google product areas.

• 1 year of experience with large-scale A/B testing frameworks, experimentation

best practices, and ML-driven personalization systems.

• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools.

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.

Play Points Infrastructure is the engineering team focused on creating and

supporting intelligent, scalable, and cost-efficient platform capabilities that

power fun, engaging loyalty experiences across Play and Google. As part of the

Play Incentives organization, we build a rich, adaptable catalog of

earn/redemption mechanics, promotional capabilities, and scalable partner

integration frameworks—collaborating closely with Third-Party (3P) developers

and first-party (1P) Google teams to drive network liquidity and accelerate

ecosystem growth.

Google Play offers music, movies, books, apps and games for devices, powered by

the cloud. It syncs across devices and on the web. As part of the Android and

Mobile team, Googlers working on Google Play do everything from engineering our

backend systems, to shaping product strategy, to forming great content

partnerships. They make it possible for people to do things like buy an ebook or

song on their Android phone, then have it instantly available on their laptop.

The Google Play team enhances the Android ecosystem by giving developers and

partners a premium store where they can reach millions of users.

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:

• Design and develop new product and platform features across the full

stack—including core backend services, reusable cross-product area (xPA)

partner integration APIs (quests, base earn engines, boosters, status

matching, and unified value token ledgers), distributed storage, and data

aggregation pipelines.

• Contribute to the setup, execution, and analysis of large-scale A/B

experiments to optimize acquisition, and cross-ecosystem spend.

• Build robust observability and monitoring systems to track latency,

reliability, and transaction integrity across our global loyalty services

serving 350M+ members.

• Work closely with cross-functional partners—including Product Managers, UX

Designers, Data Scientists, Marketing, Legal, and engineering teams across

Play and 1P partner product areas — to ship cohesive cross Google user

experiences backed by highly scalable infrastructure.

• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide

amongst available technologies.