Ads Platform Software Engineer – High-Scale Backend

Google Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. is seeking software engineers in Singapore to work on next-generation advertising systems that power billions of users and advertisers worldwide.

You will own end-to-end software projects, from design through deployment, and you will collaborate across teams to push technology forward. You should have strong back-end capabilities, experience with C++ and large-scale systems, and a passion for performance, reliability, and privacy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., C++, Java, Python or Go).
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 2 years of experience with back-end development.
• Experience working with two or more from the following: web application development, Unix/Linux environments, mobile application development, distributed and parallel systems, networking, developing large software systems, or security software development.

Responsibilities

• Dive deep into complex, high-throughput advertising systems and intricate codebases to drive impactful performance improvements across both real-time serving stacks and offline data pipelines.
• Lead the full software development lifecycle from initial design and architectural planning to implementation, rigorous testing, and global deployment within production environments.
• Diagnose and resolve critical technical issues and system bottlenecks, identifying root causes to ensure high reliability, data integrity, and a seamless experience for end-users and partners.
• Develop and scale next-generation advertising solutions that balance performance-driven results with modern privacy standards, directly contributing to increased Return On Investment (ROI) and platform growth.
• Leverage and master a suite of back-end technologies and infrastructure, including C++ for low-latency systems and distributed data tools (e.g., Flume, F1, and GoogleSQL) for large-scale analysis and storage.

Skills

Programming languages

Data structures & algorithms

Back-end development

Web app development

Unix/Linux environments

Distributed systems

Networking

Security software development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Flume

F1

GoogleSQL

Job description

Google Inc. is seeking software engineers in Singapore to work on next-generation advertising systems that power billions of users and advertisers worldwide.

You will own end-to-end software projects, from design through deployment, and you will collaborate across teams to push technology forward. You should have strong back-end capabilities, experience with C++ and large-scale systems, and a passion for performance, reliability, and privacy.