Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Core

Google•San Jose, CA

13h•$174,000 - $252,000

About The Position

Google software engineers develop next-generation technologies that change how users connect, explore, and interact with information. They build products that handle information at massive scale, working across areas such as information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design, and mobile. Engineers work on projects critical to Google’s needs and may switch teams and projects as the business evolves. The role calls for versatility, leadership qualities, and enthusiasm for taking on problems across the full stack. In this role, you will use technical expertise to manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables, and design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products, including underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure. It builds central solutions, breaks down technical barriers, strengthens existing systems, and contributes to technical decisions across Google.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience programming in C++.
3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
3 years of experience developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or a 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.

Responsibilities

Write and test product or system development code.
Participate in, or lead, design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide among available technologies.
Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices, including style guidelines, code check-in practices, accuracy, testability, and efficiency.
Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product or program updates and user feedback.
Triage product or system issues and debug, track, and resolve them by analyzing issue sources and impacts on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.