Staff Software Engineer - AI, Scale & Leadership (Poland)

Who is Hiring; Polska; On-site; PLN 480,000 - 492,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking an Advanced Software Engineer in Warsaw, Poland to lead critical projects and drive full-stack development for advertising technologies on YouTube. You will shape architecture, mentor engineers, and steer cross-team initiatives while delivering scalable software.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience across C++, Java, Python, Kotlin or Go, with strong testing, design, and AI integration skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java, Python, Kotlin or Go.
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or Large Language Model (LLM) interfaces into workflows.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on projects.
• Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
• 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.

Skills

C++

Java

Python

Kotlin

Go

Software testing

Software design

Generative AI

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering/CS or related field

Tools

LLM interfaces

Job description

Google is seeking an Advanced Software Engineer in Warsaw, Poland to lead critical projects and drive full-stack development for advertising technologies on YouTube. You will shape architecture, mentor engineers, and steer cross-team initiatives while delivering scalable software.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience across C++, Java, Python, Kotlin or Go, with strong testing, design, and AI integration skills.