Senior Software Engineer — Lead Projects, Equity Eligible

Google Inc.; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Job summary

Google's Boulder office is seeking a software engineer to drive progress on high-impact projects, joining a diverse team that handles end-to-end software development from design through deployment.

Responsibilities include writing robust code, participating in design reviews, and mentoring junior engineers, with competitive compensation, equity, and strong benefits. This role requires English proficiency and a passion for scalable systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of OO programming with Java, C++, or Python.
• 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• Master's degree or PhD preferred.
• 5 years of data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.

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 and provide feedback to ensure best practices and quality.
• Contribute to documentation and adapt content with product updates and user feedback.
• Triaging issues and debugging across hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

Skills

OO programming

Data structures & algorithms

Mentoring/leadership

Testing & QA

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Java

C++

Python

Job description

Google's Boulder office is seeking a software engineer to drive progress on high-impact projects, joining a diverse team that handles end-to-end software development from design through deployment.

Responsibilities include writing robust code, participating in design reviews, and mentoring junior engineers, with competitive compensation, equity, and strong benefits. This role requires English proficiency and a passion for scalable systems.