Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack, Googler Tech

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as Java, Python, Golang, or C++ codebases, and front-end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 5 years of experience coding in JavaScript or TypeScript and web application development experience with a front-end framework.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
  
• Experience building highly scalable applications running on distributed databases.
• Experience with React or similar frontend technology.
• Knowledge of Java, JavaScript, and TypeScript.

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.

As a Senior Engineer in Googler Tech, you are a technical anchor for the team. You will be responsible for driving the technical goal, architecture, and execution of highly scalable web applications from the database to the user interface.

You are expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy. You will take on ambiguous, loosely defined problems, bring structure to them, and lead the technical delivery from conception to launch. You are not just writing code; you are setting engineering standards, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and actively leveling up the engineers around you.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance robust full-stack software solutions. Own the entire lifecycle of critical features and services within Googler Tech.
• Lead the technical design of complex systems. Make pragmatic architectural decisions that balance immediate product needs with long-term scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Take broad, conceptual product requirements and translate them into well-defined technical execution plans. Anticipate technical bottlenecks and pioneer scalable solutions before they become blockers.
• Serve as the technical lead for multi-engineer projects. Coordinate technical execution, unblock your peers, and ensure high-quality, on-time delivery.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers. Elevate the team's engineering bar through rigorous reviews, feedback, and advocate best practices in testing, CI/CD, system design and AI. Partner closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, and other engineering teams to define product strategy, roadmap, and technical feasibility.

Experience Level

Senior Level