Senior Software Engineer - Analytics and Data Platforms

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience with big data, data analytics, SQL, object-oriented analysis and design, and SQL pipelines.

Preferred qualifications:

• 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.

About the job

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.

Google One (G1) is Google's membership for personal cloud storage and Google's cutting-edge AI features. G1 is one of Google's fastest growing subscriptions, with over 150 million subscribers. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-impact team, shaping the future of our subscriber experiences, premium features and business growth initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical strategy and outcomes for the Analytics data platforms that power Google One (G1) and Google Photos. Navigate high levels of ambiguity to drive architectural decisions for multi-quarter initiatives that impact financial compliance, AI data strategy, and infrastructure scalability.
• Own the long-term technical strategy and outcomes for complex, multi-quarter data platform initiatives that support global consumer products and large-scale user bases. Clarify and make tractable large, ambiguous technical problems where high-level solutions are not yet defined, translating broad business needs into scalable architectural goals.
• Act as the primary architect for data ingestion from different internal products and privacy frameworks, ensuring secure and standardized data handling across major strategic partner surfaces.
• Identify, and resolve scaling bottlenecks by designing high-performance solutions.