Staff Software Engineer, Google Maps, Android, iOS, Privacy, Geo

Google; United States; On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, and long

401(k) with company match

Paid time off: 20 days/year

Sick time: 40 hours/year (Seattle 69)

Maternity leave: 28-30 weeks

Baby bonding leave: 18 weeks

Holidays: 13 paid days/year

Job summary

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Google Maps, Android, iOS, Privacy, Geo to own outcomes in a highly ambiguous space. This role emphasizes cross-platform engineering, privacy-by-design, and collaboration with Legal, product, security, and other teams.

US compensation ranges from $207,000 to $300,000, with a 20% target bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. In-person interviews are typical, with preferred locations in Mountain View or Seattle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of software development experience.
• 5 years testing and launching software products.
• 5 years building software for data privacy or security.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy, scoping, and navigation of complex compliance initiatives across a large work group with long time horizons.
• Clarify, make tractable, and solve large, ambiguous technical problems, reducing architectural chaos and delivering scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Partner with Legal, product managers, security, and other engineering teams to align priorities and drive organizational consensus.
• Identify future compliance requirements or privacy risks, designing preventive architectural safeguards into the foundational layers.
• Elevate engineering standards, influence designs beyond the GMM Client Infrastructure team, and provide mentorship.

Skills

Experience owning outcomes

8 years software development

5 years testing and launching software

5 years privacy or security software

3 years design and architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Google Maps, Android, iOS, Privacy, Geo

Advanced

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

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

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience building software for data privacy or security (e.g., identity and access management).
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience driving compliance, privacy, or trust initiatives for a globally distributed consumer application.
• Experience in cross-platform development and mobile client infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of client-side system architecture on mobile platforms (Android or iOS).
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks impacting mobile applications.
• Demonstrated ability to reduce system complexity and invent novel architectural patterns for open-ended, ambiguous issues.

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. The Geo team is focused on building the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps for our users, through products like Maps, Earth, Street View, Google Maps Platform, and more. Every month, more than a billion people rely on Maps services to explore the world and navigate their daily lives.

The Geo team also enables developers to use the power of Google Maps platforms to enhance their apps and websites. As they plot a course for the future of mapping, they are solving complex computer science problems, designing beautiful and intuitive product experiences, and improving our understanding of the real world. 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

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy, scoping, and navigation of complex compliance initiatives across a large work group with long time horizons.
• Clarify, make tractable, and solve large, ambiguous technical problems, reducing architectural chaos and delivering scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Partner with Legal, product managers, security, and other engineering teams to align competing priorities and drive organizational consensus in the best interest of Google and its users.
• Identify future compliance requirements or privacy risks, designing preventive architectural safeguards into the foundational layers of GMM.
• Elevate engineering standards, influence designs beyond the GMM Client Infrastructure team, and provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers.

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