Senior Staff Software Engineer: AI-Scale & Tech Leadership

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Mountain View is seeking software engineers to develop next-generation technologies that scale to billions of users. You’ll work across AI, distributed systems, data storage, and large-scale design challenges, with opportunities to switch teams as Google’s needs evolve.

As a software engineer, you will manage priorities, design, code, test, deploy, and maintain solutions while collaborating with diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in JavaScript or TypeScript.
• 8 years of experience programming in Java or C++.
• 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.

Responsibilities

• Drive long-term engineering strategy aligned with business priorities and AI shifts.
• Own key design decisions, guiding tradeoffs and system health.
• Identify hotspots to improve technical health and throughput.
• Coach and mentor future technical leaders across teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure consistent features across surfaces.

Skills

Java

C++

JavaScript/TypeScript

System design

Architecture

Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering/CS

Job description

Google in Mountain View is seeking software engineers to develop next-generation technologies that scale to billions of users. You’ll work across AI, distributed systems, data storage, and large-scale design challenges, with opportunities to switch teams as Google’s needs evolve.

As a software engineer, you will manage priorities, design, code, test, deploy, and maintain solutions while collaborating with diverse teams.