Software Engineer, Photos Core Data and Server

Google Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer for the Photos Core Data and Server team in Los Angeles. You will contribute to building scalable backend services and APIs that power Photos core features and storage systems.

The role emphasizes developing large-scale infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and shipping reliable software for billions of users worldwide. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of software development or 1 year with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience with large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or compute/storage hardware.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Contribute to developing new infrastructure and improving existing infrastructure to support Photos core services and product teams.
• Build new APIs, write new business logic, and change databases to support new features in Google Photos.
• Make infrastructure changes to improve the efficiency and scale of our systems.
• Work heavily with artificial intelligence tools, agents, and systems to automate, accelerate, and assist in writing, testing, and deploying code.

Skills

Software development

Distributed systems

Backend

Algorithms

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's or PhD in CS or related field

Job description

Software Engineer, Photos Core Data and Server

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• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Coding skills with experience in Java and Backend.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience collaborating across cross-functional teams.

About the job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

Across Google One and our media storage ecosystem, our goal is to deliver a holistic consumer cloud offering that powers helpful and magical experiences for members. We want to be the trusted home where individuals preserve personal memories, enriching that context with deep understanding to enable delightful, intelligent interactions anywhere.

The Core Data and Server organization empowers feature crews to ship scalable, adaptive capabilities by modernizing backend foundations, creating governance frameworks, optimizing latency, and crafting programmatic interfaces.

Google Photos is a photo sharing and storage service developed by Google. Photos is one of the most sought after products at Google and is looking for both client-side (web and mobile), with server-side (search, storage, serving) and machine intelligence (learning, computer vision) Software Engineers. We are dedicated to making Google experiences centered around the user.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Write product or system development code.
• Contribute to developing new infrastructure and improving existing infrastructure to support Photos core services and product teams.
• Build new APIs, write new business logic, and change our databases to support new features in Google Photos.
• Make infrastructure changes to improve the efficiency and scale of our systems.
• Work heavily with artificial intelligence tools, agents, and systems designed to automate, accelerate, and assist in writing, testing, and deploying code.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

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