Staff Software Engineer, Google Ads, Full Stack

Google•New York, NY

18h•$207,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Google's software engineers develop next-generation technologies used by billions of people. They work on projects critical to Google's needs and are expected to demonstrate versatility, leadership, and enthusiasm for solving problems across the full stack. This role supports Google Ad Manager, a platform publishers use to monetize content through direct reservations and real-time programmatic auctions. The Frontend team builds the full-stack product—including schemas, APIs, web UI, and offline pipelines—and is integrating LLM and generative AI capabilities into publisher workflows. Google Ads applies machine learning and generative AI models such as Gemini across its global business, with work focused on user safety, ad quality, and advertiser return on investment. The Staff Software Engineer will lead and coach a team, guide full-stack system design, partner with Product Management and UX, and coordinate across Ad Manager and partner teams. Individual pay depends on job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US compensation is $207,000–$300,000, plus a 20% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in software development.
3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
Experience building web, mobile, or desktop applications in languages such as Dart, C#, JavaScript, Kotlin, Ruby, Go, Swift, or Objective-C.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
People management experience in a technical environment.
Experience managing front-end engineering teams or driving front-end technical strategy.

Responsibilities

Manage and coach a team of 6–10 software engineers across levels, fostering collaboration and guiding career growth, design leadership, and engineering craft.
Lead full-stack system design, from databases to agentic workflows; review designs and code and advocate for sustainable patterns that reduce technical debt.
Partner with Product Management and UX, applying product intuition to translate business goals into well-scoped, prioritized engineering roadmaps.
Serve as a primary technical connector across Google Ad Manager engineering, AdSense, AdMob, and other partner teams.
Balance rapid feature delivery with platform reliability while empowering the team to build and use generative AI and agentic capabilities.