Senior Staff Software Engineer – Lead Large-Scale Systems

Google

Mountain View (CA)

On-site

USD 207,000 - 300,000

Full time

8 hours ago

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Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers to develop next-generation technologies for massive-scale systems. You will work on ads personalization and user modeling infra, contributing to services used across YouTube Ads, Discover, Gmail, and Search Ads.

The role demands leadership, strong C++ expertise, and experience with distributed systems and large-scale infrastructure. The team values versatility, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to drive projects from design through deployment in

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience programming in C++.
5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.