Senior Software Engineer — Lead Large-Scale Systems

Google; Addison (TX); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search.

We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas across the full stack and related domains. As a software engineer, you will work on critical projects with opportunities to switch teams and projects as the company grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in object-oriented programming 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

Object-oriented programming

Java

C++

Python

Software design

Software testing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

5 years of experience in OO programming

3 years testing/maintaining/launching software

1 year experience with software design and architecture

Job description

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search.

We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas across the full stack and related domains. As a software engineer, you will work on critical projects with opportunities to switch teams and projects as the company grows.