Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack, Google Labs

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

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Job summary

Google LLC in Mountain View, CA invites a Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack, Google Labs to join a pioneering team building AI-native, scalable systems across the stack. You will design, implement, and ship complex features, collaborating with researchers and engineers to push Google’s multi‑domain platforms forward.

This role emphasizes hands-on leadership and product impact in fast-moving projects. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in software development, with architecture experience, and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of software development experience.
• 5 years testing and launching software products.
• 3 years of software design and architecture experience.
• 1 year taking technical consumer products from conception to launch.

Responsibilities

• Propose innovative ways of interacting with AI for knowledge processing.
• Drive alignment and output in an undefined product area.
• Leverage infrastructure background to bridge AI models with reliability and scale.

Skills

Software development experience

Testing & product launches

Software design & architecture

Product conception to launch

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering/CS or related field

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack, Google Labs

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X In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

• 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.
• 1 year of experience taking technical consumer products from conception to launch.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role setting technical direction.
• Ability to self-direct work and drive output in an undefined product area.
• Proficiency with using coding agents to explore, build, and iterate at a fast pace.
• Possess exceptional product taste and a passion for building with AI, transforming complex technology into simple, delightful user experiences.

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.

You’ll join as an early member of a small team of talented engineers that aim to change how people interact with technology. You are a product engineer comfortable with working across the stack to build delightful customer experiences. You are AI-native, comfortable with using coding agents to explore, build, and iterate at warp speed. You want to work on projects that help build capabilities and experiences that bring AI to life for everyday people.

Labs is a group focused on incubating early-stage efforts in support of Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team exists to help discover and create new ways to advance our core products through exploration and the application of new technologies. We work to build new solutions that have the potential to transform how users interact with Google. Our goal is to drive innovation by developing new Google products and capabilities that deliver significant impact over longer timeframes.

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

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
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• Propose and land innovative ways of interacting with AI for knowledge processing and sensemaking.
• Drive alignment and output in an undefined product area.
• Leverage your infrastructure background to bridge AI models with reliability and scale required for production Google systems.

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