Senior Front End Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer, Front End, Google One

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with web development and JavaScript or TypeScript.
• 3 years of experience with front-end and user interface development and experience leading and mentoring software engineers.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• 1 year of experience with software design and architecture with web application architecture, performance optimization , and security best practices.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.

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.

In this role, you will guide the technical direction and development of our web applications, built on Google's standard frameworks. You will lead a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative environment and ensuring we build high-quality, performant, and maintainable user interfaces. This is a role where you will be expected to contribute to design, code, and technical strategy.

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

• Define and drive the technical direction for client-side aspects of our product(s). Lead the design and development of web applications (written in soy, kotlin etc.).
• Mentor and coach a team of 3-5 client engineers, fostering their technical growth and ensuring high-quality engineering output.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Conduct and oversee design reviews, code reviews, and architectural discussions. Collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers, and Backend Engineers to deliver engaging user experiences.
• Advocate engineering excellence, including best practices in testing, accessibility, performance, and security. Identify and mitigate technical risks and debt, and contribute to development and prototyping of features.

Experience Level

Senior Level