Staff Software Engineer, Google Local Services Ads Platform

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience in software development.

• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.

• 5 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as

Java, Python, Golang, or C++ codebases, and front-end experience including

JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.

• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

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

technical field.

• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 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.

Local Services by Google (GLS) is a strategic vertical effort in Ads and

Commerce. Our primary mission is to create great experiences for users who need

local services, enabling them to find and connect with trusted services

providers (advertisers).

A key ingredient is acquiring and retaining high quality advertisers (providers)

that can meet the ever growing services users demand. We want to take a

multi-faceted approach in setting up an efficient and sustainable acquisition

pipeline, meeting advertisers in places they already go to buy ads. We want to

invest into offering exceptional functionality and features that will make

advertiser find value in us, and thus be retained on the platform.

Google Ads is at the forefront of AI innovation, applying cutting-edge machine

learning and Generative AI models like Gemini to power a multi-billion dollar

global business.

Our work directly impacts billions of users by protecting users from harm,

improving ad quality, and optimizing campaigns for advertiser

return-on-investment. We foster a culture of deep collaboration, partnering

closely with teams like Google Research and DeepMind to solve complex

challenges. Join us to work on state-of-the-art AI, take on problems at an

unparalleled scale, and build the next generation of advertising

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

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% 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.
• Deliver full stack development including UI, backend infrastructure, and

AI/ML.

• Manage a team of 5 Engineers.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software

solutions.