Staff Software Developer, Client Stack, Front End and Web Development, Google Cloud

Google; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 216,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Google’s Cloud division seeks a Staff Software Developer for the Client Stack, Front End and Web Development. The role is based in North America with in-person interviews and potential work locations including Waterloo, Canada and New York, USA.

You will lead the Chat Client Side Encryption initiative and guide a team of developers across the full stack. You will drive technical strategy, ensure robust design, and deliver secure solutions while collaborating with model builders and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of software development experience.
• 5 years testing and launching software products; 3 years design/architecture.
• 5 years of full stack development across back-end (Java) and front-end (JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS).
• 1 year of mobile stack experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Front-end development

Full stack development

Java backend

Testing and launching software

Mobile stack

Architecture design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's or PhD in related field

Job description

Staff Software Developer, Client Stack, Front End and Web Development, Google Cloud

New York, NY, USA; Waterloo, ON, Canada

Advanced

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

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, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• 5 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as Java,, and front-end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.
• 1 year of experience with mobile stack.

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.
• Experience with large-scale cloud solutions.

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Google utilizes AI tools to assist in assessing candidates in our hiring processes.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Waterloo, ON, Canada.

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.

As a Staff Software Developer, you will drive the technical outlook, strategy, and execution for the Chat Client Side Encryption (CSE) initiative. This is a critical, high-impact role responsible for ensuring the successful design, development, and delivery of a secure and robust CSE solution within Google Chat. As the Team Lead, you will navigate complex technical challenges, make key architectural decisions, and provide technical leadership to a team of developers.

AI will change the future of work in profound ways, and our products- Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Sheets, Vids and Meet are at the forefront. From pre‑computed summaries for email threads, summaries for meetings, and videos created from a document using lifelike AI avatars, our AI opportunity is huge. Our mission is to meaningfully connect people so they can create, build, and grow together and as part of the team you can build how productivity tools should work 5-10 years into the future. You will work with model builders (Google DeepMind), work with exceptional leaders, and have the ability to impact billions of users across the world.

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

Canada: $216000 - $221000 (CAD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
• Influence and coach a distributed team of developers.
• 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.

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