Staff Software Engineer, Search Content Platforms

Google LLC; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for Search Content Platforms in Sao Paulo. The role focuses on solving deep cross-functional engineering problems, establishing Content as a Service, and driving technical direction across teams. Strong leadership and collaboration are essential.

Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, ensuring scalable system design, and contributing to AI-forward content experiences powering Search+. Interview process emphasizes English resume submission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience with ETL, data architecture, and system integration.
• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (preferred).
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• Experience in cross-functional, matrixed organizations.

Responsibilities

• Drive deep technical problems with cross-Search and Google impact.
• Help establishing our Content as a Service offering.
• Collaborate with Search/Knowledge leaders to make Sao Paulo a center of engineering excellence.
• Help teams establish technical understanding and trust for ambitious goals in Search.
• Mentor and develop team members to create a high functioning, high trust team.

Skills

Software development

Software design

Architecture

ETL

Data architecture

System integration

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, CS, or related field

Tools

N/A

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Search Content Platforms

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X In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. Please submit your resume in English - we can only consider applications submitted in this language.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience with extract, transform, and load (ETL), data architecture, and system integration.

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.

The Search Content Platforms' mission is to understand and organize the world's content to power the best Search+ experiences, enabling disparate sources and modalities of content accessible and connected.

In the first decade, Google’s mission was to organize web content and connect users to information via 10 blue links. In the next decade, we built an answer engine and a rich set of domain-specific, immersive (vertical) Search experiences. Now, we offer an AI-forward, multimodal information experience, leveraging broader content availability and the advances in AI capabilities to harvest and organize our content. The mission is to build a content platform that uses AI to minimize or eliminate the effort for both content providers to share their content with Google, and vertical teams to expose the content to users.

In Google Search, we’re reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you’ll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Responsibilities

• Drive and own deep technical problems with cross Search and Google impact.
• Help establishing our Content as a Service offer.
• Collaborate with other local Search/Knowledge and Information leaders to make Sao Paulo a center of engineering excellence for the broader organization.
• Help teams establish technical understanding and trust needed to succeed and execute on ambitious goals in Search.
• Mentor and develop team members on technical and non-technical skills to create a high functioning, high trust, exceptional team.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google’s EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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