Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform & Developer Productivity

Google Inc.; Sunnyvale, San Jose (CA, CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers to work on core projects enabling scalable, reliable systems. You will join a fast-paced team responsible for design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing enhancement of software solutions that power Google's flagship products.

The role emphasizes ownership, leadership, and cross-team collaboration across full-stack responsibilities, with opportunities to switch teams as technologies evolve.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience programming in C++, Python, Java or Go, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience building developer tools that improve developer velocity, code quality and code health (e.g., compilers, automated releases, code design and testing, test automation frameworks).

Responsibilities

• Write 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

C++

Python

Java

Go

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or PhD

Job description

Google is seeking software engineers to work on core projects enabling scalable, reliable systems. You will join a fast-paced team responsible for design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing enhancement of software solutions that power Google's flagship products.

The role emphasizes ownership, leadership, and cross-team collaboration across full-stack responsibilities, with opportunities to switch teams as technologies evolve.