Senior Staff Backend Architect – AI & Cloud Scale

Google LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target

Job summary

Google Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior Staff Software Engineer for App Hub to advance high‑scale, back‑end systems and AI‑driven features across Google Cloud platforms. You will own architecture decisions and mentor teams while delivering high‑performance services.

This role requires strong C++ expertise, distributed systems know‑how, and the ability to drive multi‑team roadmaps in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience programming in C++.
• 5+ years of design/architecture; testing/launching software products.
• Experience with distributed computing, big data analytics, cloud computing, multi-tenant cloud, or AI.

Responsibilities

• Define the roadmap enabling Agentic Applications in Cloud and partner with leadership to deliver.
• Understand Data Models and develop an Intelligent Query layer across multiple data sets.
• Own the overall design, architecture, and implementation strategies with high technical standards.
• Drive cross-organizational collaboration to build durable Google Cloud native layers.
• Own multi-dimensional roadmaps with distinguished engineers and Google Fellows.

Skills

C++

Distributed systems

Tech Leadership

DS & Algorithms

Big Data

Cloud computing

AI

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior Staff Software Engineer for App Hub to advance high‑scale, back‑end systems and AI‑driven features across Google Cloud platforms. You will own architecture decisions and mentor teams while delivering high‑performance services.

This role requires strong C++ expertise, distributed systems know‑how, and the ability to drive multi‑team roadmaps in a fast‑paced environment.