Staff Software Engineer, Search Ads Shopping Infra

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

Job summary

Google Mountain View, CA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own critical components of the Search Ads Shopping Infrastructure and to drive high-impact projects with a distributed engineering team.

The role requires deep expertise in large-scale systems, proficiency in C++, Java, Python, and experience incorporating AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows. Candidates should have a track record of delivering reliable software at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java, Python, Kotlin or Go.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

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

C++

Java

Python

Kotlin

Go

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google Mountain View, CA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own critical components of the Search Ads Shopping Infrastructure and to drive high-impact projects with a distributed engineering team.

The role requires deep expertise in large-scale systems, proficiency in C++, Java, Python, and experience incorporating AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows. Candidates should have a track record of delivering reliable software at scale.