Staff Software Engineer - Shopping Ads Infra Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers to advance next-generation technologies that affect billions of users. You will work on critical projects with opportunities to switch teams as the company evolves. The role requires leadership, adaptability, and expertise across full-stack development, AI, and systems.

Individual pay includes a base salary in a wide range, with a 20% bonus target, equity and benefits. The team focuses on advertising products, analytics, and high-scale infrastructure.

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 across teams on goals 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

LLM integration

Software testing

System design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Google is seeking software engineers to advance next-generation technologies that affect billions of users. You will work on critical projects with opportunities to switch teams as the company evolves. The role requires leadership, adaptability, and expertise across full-stack development, AI, and systems.

Individual pay includes a base salary in a wide range, with a 20% bonus target, equity and benefits. The team focuses on advertising products, analytics, and high-scale infrastructure.