Staff Software Engineer: Lead Large-Scale AI & Ads Systems

Google; New York (NY); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off: 20 days/yr

Sick time: 40 hours/yr

Maternity leave

Baby Bonding Leave

Holidays: 13 paid days/yr

Job summary

Google’s software engineers build next‑generation technologies that touch billions of users. They work on projects spanning information retrieval, distributed systems, AI, and advertising tech, with opportunities to switch teams as the business grows.

You’ll lead, design, and deliver important software solutions across the full stack. Join a culture focused on collaboration, innovation, and impact, where your work protects users and improves advertiser ROI while shaping the future of technology

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 development experience

Testing and launching software

Software design and architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s or PhD in Engineering/CS

Job description

Google’s software engineers build next‑generation technologies that touch billions of users. They work on projects spanning information retrieval, distributed systems, AI, and advertising tech, with opportunities to switch teams as the business grows.

You’ll lead, design, and deliver important software solutions across the full stack. Join a culture focused on collaboration, innovation, and impact, where your work protects users and improves advertiser ROI while shaping the future of technology