Senior Software Engineer, Developer Tools & Productivity

Google; Ionia (NY); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Software Engineer III, Engineering Productivity in New York, NY to help advance our core platforms and developer tooling. You will work on critical projects that enhance developer productivity, while mentoring junior engineers and shaping coding standards across teams.

The role emphasizes building scalable systems, collaborating with cross-functional partners, and delivering high-quality software with measurable impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience building developer tools (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

Software development

Developer tools

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or PhD (preferred)

Job description

Google is seeking a Software Engineer III, Engineering Productivity in New York, NY to help advance our core platforms and developer tooling. You will work on critical projects that enhance developer productivity, while mentoring junior engineers and shaping coding standards across teams.

The role emphasizes building scalable systems, collaborating with cross-functional partners, and delivering high-quality software with measurable impact.