Staff Software Engineer, Technical Lead, Infra, Tech Acquisition, Regulatory, Compliance, and Policy, Search

Google•Cambridge, MA

6d•$207,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Google software engineers develop technologies that help billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information. Engineers work on projects critical to Google’s needs, design and develop solutions across the full stack, and may move between teams and projects as the business evolves. This role manages project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables, and designs, develops, tests, deploys, maintains, and enhances software solutions. The Regulatory, Compliance, and Policy (RCP) team works on compliance and regulatory-adjacent data-sharing obligations across Search+. It builds scalable infrastructure in close partnership with Search and other Google product areas. The team addresses data-sharing obligations related to Google’s traffic acquisition commitments and ensures Search and Google implement processes and pipelines that meet those obligations. The role manages internal and external stakeholders and builds infrastructure for previously unsolved problems at Google, balancing sound infrastructure with demanding timelines and requirements. In Google Search, the team tackles complex engineering challenges while expanding infrastructure and maintaining a universally accessible, useful experience for people worldwide. Individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The stated US compensation is $207,000–$300,000 USD, plus a 20% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
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 or cross-business projects.
2 years of experience working on Generative AI (GenAI), LLMs, compliance policies, or regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Act as a technical lead focused on Search traffic acquisition within the Regulatory Compliance Program (RCP) and across the parent organization, Search Trust Foundation.
Serve as a subject matter expert on traffic acquisition infrastructure and translate external requirements into infrastructure enhancements.
Drive technical work across Search to ensure compliance with internal and external requirements.
Lead or co-lead technical goals, strategy, roadmaps, and high-level designs with executive engineers and cross-functional collaborators.
Drive long-term strategic goals in traffic acquisition, leveraging large language models (LLMs) and agentic solutions.
Contribute to Objectives and Key Results (OKR) planning and tracking.
Contribute to a positive team culture.
Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables; design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.