Software Engineer, Front End, Google Store

Google•Mountain View, CA

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. In this role, you will enhance web performance, team efficiency, and the online and retail experience for users. You will help drive the architecture across the serving layer and will influence web experiences and deliver a transformational improvement in developer efficiency. You will also shape the technical direction across both the e-commerce platform and internal content management tools, driving a unified and innovative architecture. 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.
2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
2 years of experience with front-end frameworks, full-stack development, or API development.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
Experience in full-stack engineering, including both web front-end development and back-end services.
Experience with system design and building scalable, distributed, and reliable systems.
Experience with developing and launching user-facing features from concept to completion.
Ability to showcase product intuition and to translate business goals and user needs into technical solutions.
Excellent cross-functional awareness, with an understanding of requirements and risks related to UX, privacy, legal, marketing, and safety.

Responsibilities

Architect a scalable, high-performance web platform using AI.
Serve as a subject matter expert, helping with the technical direction across the gStore front end.
Act as a direct technical engineer who actively contributes to the codebase.
Build a reusable framework to accelerate component/module development, with patterns supporting Material Design, BC25, and theming.