Senior Staff Tech Lead - GenAI & Large-Scale Systems

Google; New York (NY); On-site; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's Photos Create team is seeking a Senior Staff Software Tech Lead to own long-term engineering goals, drive critical system design, and contribute hands-on code for scalable infrastructure in a high-impact area. You will lead across orgs, balance requirements, and push innovative features in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, experience with distributed systems, and the ability to influence product direction while delivering measurable results for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development (e.g., Java, C++).
• 5 years of experience building large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or networks.
• 5 years of experience making technical contributions to projects.
• 3 years of experience working in an organization involving cross-functional or cross-business projects.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the long-term engineering goal for our space. Balance leadership with personal ownership of complex, ambiguous problems, ensuring they are clarified and solved through direct technical leadership.
• Contribute to the codebase and system design, setting a high bar for technical excellence and yet scalable execution.
• Steer short and long-term investments to deliver at a rapid industry pace.
• Balance strategic influence with a 'get-it-done' mindset, proving out new genMedia features and tech in our product to learn quickly.
• Work efficiently across teams and cross-functionally with PM, UX and PgM to drive strategy.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

8 years software development

5 years large-scale infra

5 years technical contributions

3 years cross-functional projects

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Java

C++

Distributed systems

Job description

Google's Photos Create team is seeking a Senior Staff Software Tech Lead to own long-term engineering goals, drive critical system design, and contribute hands-on code for scalable infrastructure in a high-impact area. You will lead across orgs, balance requirements, and push innovative features in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, experience with distributed systems, and the ability to influence product direction while delivering measurable results for