Staff Software Engineer – Home Infrastructure & Platforms

Google LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Home Infrastructure in London. You will help design, build, and operate scalable infrastructure powering Google’s home-related products, with opportunities to guide cross-team initiatives and influence architecture at scale.

The role requires leading technical direction, mentoring engineers, and delivering robust, high-availability systems across diverse environments.

Qualifications

• 8 years of software development experience.
• 3+ years in large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems.
• 3+ years in a technical leadership role.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate team priorities aligned with the organization's goals.
• Develop the mid-term technical direction and roadmap for the teams.
• Design, guide and vet system designs and write code to solve problems.
• Review code and provide feedback to ensure best practices.

Skills

Large-scale infra

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Networking & storage

Compute technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in CS or related field

Job description

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Home Infrastructure in London. You will help design, build, and operate scalable infrastructure powering Google’s home-related products, with opportunities to guide cross-team initiatives and influence architecture at scale.

The role requires leading technical direction, mentoring engineers, and delivering robust, high-availability systems across diverse environments.