Staff Software Engineer, App Observability and Performance Data

Google•San Jose, CA

5d•$207,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Join Google's Primes organization, which builds scalable, robust, and developer-friendly infrastructure. As a Staff Software Engineer on the Primes team, you will design the next generation of performance and system-health tooling for Google's flagship mobile and web applications. Primes is the centralized diagnostics solution for nearly all Google consumer apps. You will build telemetry systems that help keep critical applications—including Search, YouTube, Maps, and Android—fast, stable, and seamless for billions of users. Your work with high-throughput data processing and performance optimization will contribute to reliability on a global scale. You will also mentor engineers, drive technical vision, and help Google deliver highly performant applications. Google software engineers develop technologies used by billions of people and work on products that handle information at massive scale. Engineers may work across areas such as distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, data storage, security, AI, natural language processing, UI design, and mobile. The role involves working on projects critical to Google's needs, with opportunities to move between teams and projects as the business evolves.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in software development.
5 years of experience testing and launching software products, and leading performance optimization.
5 years of experience building large-scale infrastructure, high-throughput data processing systems, or storage systems.
3 years of experience with software design, architecture, and debugging tools.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional projects with partners such as Program Management, Product Management, UX, and UX Research.
Experience with Kotlin, data analytics, SQL, and customer engagement.

Responsibilities

Build diagnostics and telemetry to keep critical apps fast, stable, and seamless for users.
Design and scale the next generation of performance and system-health tooling for mobile and web applications.
Drive performance and reliability across critical applications and infrastructure, such as Search, YouTube, Maps, Gemini, and Android.
Process high-throughput data from client app telemetry using debugging tools and data analytics.
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across team boundaries to deliver scalable client infrastructure.