Staff Software Engineer: Lead Large-Scale Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

PTO - 20 days vacation per year (accru

Sick time 40 hours/year (Seattle 69)

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers to develop next-generation technologies that scale for billions of users. The role offers opportunities to work on diverse areas—information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale systems, AI, and more—within Google Ads and related products.

You will lead critical projects, shape technical direction, and deliver robust software solutions. Provide input on priorities, collaborate across teams, and contribute to the open internet economy.

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.
• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.

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.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field

Tools

Advertising platforms

Job description

Google is seeking software engineers to develop next-generation technologies that scale for billions of users. The role offers opportunities to work on diverse areas—information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale systems, AI, and more—within Google Ads and related products.

You will lead critical projects, shape technical direction, and deliver robust software solutions. Provide input on priorities, collaborate across teams, and contribute to the open internet economy.