Staff Software Engineer, Infra & Platforms - Lead Tech Teams

Google Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Home and Health Infrastructure in Los Angeles. You will lead critical infrastructure projects, mentor engineers, and shape the technical direction across multiple teams while ensuring scalable, high-performance systems.

You will collaborate with product and platform teams to align on priorities, drive architecture decisions, and deliver reliable software at scale for billions of users. Strong leadership and communication are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• 3+ years in developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or related compute/storage/hardware

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers to set priorities and deliver complex systems.
• Provide technical guidance across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Drive short- to mid-term infrastructure initiatives with a focus on scalability and reliability.

Skills

Software development

Technical leadership

People management

Large-scale infrastructure

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Home and Health Infrastructure in Los Angeles. You will lead critical infrastructure projects, mentor engineers, and shape the technical direction across multiple teams while ensuring scalable, high-performance systems.

You will collaborate with product and platform teams to align on priorities, drive architecture decisions, and deliver reliable software at scale for billions of users. Strong leadership and communication are essential for success.