Senior Software Engineer, Google Store

Google • Mountain View, CA

6h

About The Position

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

Google Store seeks talented software engineers to use Google's computing infrastructure to build innovative e-commerce capabilities that make it easy and delightful to buy Google's hardware products. The Commerce Services team develops critical infrastructure for the Google Store including checkout, cart, and inventory. We offer a supportive and fast-paced team environment to help you advance your career and drive the Store's rapid business growth.

Google Store is our omnichannel, global retailer, leveraging the best of Google to help customers experience our award-winning devices and services. Our team is responsible for a vast portfolio that supports the entire customer journey, from product discovery to upgrading their next device. This portfolio includes the My Pixel app distributed with every Pixel phone, the Google Store global eCommerce platform, our leading edge retail point-of-sale system, and AI-driven algorithms for customer lifecycle management.

The Store team applies Google's AI to solve complex, real-world problems across our growing global footprint of online and brick-and-mortar storefronts. This ranges from AI-enhanced site operations to agentic AI shopping assistance, ensuring a seamless and intelligent experience at every touchpoint.

The Store team is committed to providing team members with the opportunity to build their applied AI skillset, so that we may ultimately help our customers connect with the best of Google.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in Java.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
• Experience with back-end and distributed systems.
• Experience with database design, implementation, and optimizations.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction building services powering e-commerce site with a focus on reliability and scalability.
• Build highly scalable, low latency, resilient mobile+web applications and back-end systems.
• Build next-generation commerce software platform that allow customers to buy hardware and subscription products on multiple sites.
• Design innovative website capabilities to delight consumers as they learn about and purchase our hardware products.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level