Senior Software Engineer - Build Scalable Systems

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers to develop next‑generation technologies at scale. Candidates will work on projects across information retrieval, distributed systems, AI, and more, with opportunities to switch teams as the company grows.

You will manage priorities, design, code, test, deploy, and maintain software solutions. This role emphasizes versatility, leadership, and collaboration across full‑stack development, with compensation linked to skills, experience, and education.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of OO programming experience with Java, C++, or Python.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

Skills

Java

C++

Python

OO programming

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google is seeking software engineers to develop next‑generation technologies at scale. Candidates will work on projects across information retrieval, distributed systems, AI, and more, with opportunities to switch teams as the company grows.

You will manage priorities, design, code, test, deploy, and maintain software solutions. This role emphasizes versatility, leadership, and collaboration across full‑stack development, with compensation linked to skills, experience, and education.