Senior Software Developer, Chrome

Google; Waterloo; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking innovative software developers to shape the future of technology. In this role, you'll engage in developing next-generation technologies that impact billions of users. Your expertise will be pivotal in managing project priorities and enhancing software solutions. This dynamic environment encourages versatility and leadership, allowing you to tackle diverse challenges across the full-stack. If you're passionate about pushing technology forward and eager to contribute to groundbreaking projects, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5 years of software development experience in C++ with strong knowledge of data structures.
• Experience in testing, maintaining, or launching software products.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code and participate in design reviews.
• Review code developed by peers and provide feedback to ensure best practices.

Skills

C++

Data Structures

Algorithms

Coding

Debugging

Software Design

Software Architecture

Technical Leadership

Communication Skills

Customer Service Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science

Job description

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Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in C++, and with data structures/algorithms.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience in Coding and debugging.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience in code and system health, diagnosis and resolution, and software test development.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills along with ability to take initiative and build relationships.

About the job

Google's software developers 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 software developers 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 developer, 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 software developers 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.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.