Staff Software Engineer, Geo Makers

Google•New York, NY

1d•$207,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Google's software engineers develop technologies that help users connect, explore, and interact with information at massive scale. They work on projects critical to Google's needs and may take on new problems across the full stack as the business evolves. As a Staff Software Engineer on Geo Makers, you will evolve the core geospatial reasoning engine into an enterprise-grade platform on Google Cloud. You will lead an engineering squad, champion software quality and evaluation frameworks, and collaborate across Cloud, Research, and Geo teams to deliver scalable spatial intelligence for Google Cloud and Gemini Enterprise. The Geo team builds accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps through products such as Maps, Earth, Street View, and Google Maps Platform. Its services are used by more than a billion people each month, and it also enables developers to bring Google Maps capabilities to their apps and websites.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in software development.
5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems, with a focus on scalability, fault tolerance, and reliability.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
8 years of professional software development experience in Python, Go, C++, or Java.
3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional or cross-business projects.
Experience leading software engineering teams as a Tech Lead or Staff Software Engineer, driving technical direction and system design.
Experience designing, expanding, and operating distributed systems on Google Cloud Platform or comparable enterprise cloud infrastructure.
Experience architecting software quality systems, automated test harnesses, and end-to-end reliability verification for high-reliability systems.

Responsibilities

Define the multi-year roadmap, architectural patterns, and engineering standards for the Geo Makers agent platform across GCP, Vertex AI, and enterprise interfaces.
Lead an engineering squad by driving sprint execution, architectural reviews, technical design documents (TDDs), and code reviews while fostering high-velocity delivery.
Architect high-throughput, fault-tolerant backend services on GCP, ensuring compliance with enterprise data residency, access control lists (ACLs), quota allocation, and SLOs.
Build automated evaluation harnesses, “golden plan” trajectory grading, and continuous integration testing to rigorously evaluate reasoning accuracy and spatial computation.
Drive strategic alignment across Google Cloud, Gemini Enterprise, Google Research, and Geo to establish Geo Makers as the primary spatial grounding platform.
Mentor and sponsor engineers, elevating technical excellence and scaling engineering capabilities.