Cloud-Scale Backend Engineer — Photos Core Data & Server

Google; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Google engineers design and build software that scales to billions of users, tackling information retrieval, distributed computing, and large-scale system design. The roles involve contributing to core data and server platforms, expanding APIs, and advancing AI-assisted tooling across Google Photos and related services.

Salary for US roles ranges from $147,000 to $210,000 plus a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits. Opportunities exist to switch teams as projects evolve and the company grows."

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development or 1 year with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Coding skills with experience in Java and Backend.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience collaborating across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Contribute to developing new infrastructure and improving existing infrastructure to support Photos core services and product teams.
• Build new APIs, write new business logic, and change our databases to support new features in Google Photos.
• Make infrastructure changes to improve the efficiency and scale of our systems.
• Work heavily with artificial intelligence tools, agents, and systems designed to automate, accelerate, and assist in writing, testing, and deploying code.

Skills

Software development

Distributed systems

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in CS or related field

Tools

Java

Backend development

APIs

Job description

Google engineers design and build software that scales to billions of users, tackling information retrieval, distributed computing, and large-scale system design. The roles involve contributing to core data and server platforms, expanding APIs, and advancing AI-assisted tooling across Google Photos and related services.

Salary for US roles ranges from $147,000 to $210,000 plus a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits. Opportunities exist to switch teams as projects evolve and the company grows."