Staff Software Engineer — AI Features & Scalable Systems

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Mountain View, CA is seeking software engineers to build next-generation systems. You will work on projects spanning AI, information retrieval, distributed computing, and large-scale data storage, collaborating across teams to deliver production-quality features for billions of users.

The role emphasizes robust software design, leadership, and the ability to push technology forward in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java, Python, Kotlin or Go.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship software features end-to-end, including AI-enabled components.
• Facilitate alignment across teams on goals, outcomes and timelines.
• Collaborate with UX/PM/teammates to turn rough ideas into working prototypes on real data.
• Design and own production backend systems for scalable deployment.
• Work across client and server stack to ship faster updates to live experiments.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

8 years programming

5 years testing

3 years design/architecture

AI integration

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering/CS

Job description

Google in Mountain View, CA is seeking software engineers to build next-generation systems. You will work on projects spanning AI, information retrieval, distributed computing, and large-scale data storage, collaborating across teams to deliver production-quality features for billions of users.

The role emphasizes robust software design, leadership, and the ability to push technology forward in a fast-paced environment.