Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Compute Platform

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is hiring software engineers to develop next-generation technologies at massive scale across diverse domains. You will work on projects critical to Google’s needs, with opportunities to switch teams as the company grows.

You will design, test, deploy, and maintain software solutions while coordinating priorities and timelines across teams. Responsibilities include leading high-impact projects, coaching distributed engineers, and delivering scalable systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 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.

Skills

Software dev experience

Testing & launching software

Software design & architecture

Data structures & algorithms

Technical leadership

Cross-functional work

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering/CS

Job description

Google is hiring software engineers to develop next-generation technologies at massive scale across diverse domains. You will work on projects critical to Google’s needs, with opportunities to switch teams as the company grows.

You will design, test, deploy, and maintain software solutions while coordinating priorities and timelines across teams. Responsibilities include leading high-impact projects, coaching distributed engineers, and delivering scalable systems.