Web Solutions Engineer, gTech

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in full-stack software development and system design.
• Experience with front-end languages (e.g., JavaScript or TypeScript).
• Experience with back-end languages (e.g., Java, Python, or C++).
• Experience in working with database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with engineering, unit testing, agile project development, and bug and change management systems.
• Ability to provide technical solutions to business tests.
• Ability to be flexible/adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment and to prioritize and manage tasks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy, and improve modern full-stack web applications using standard and Google-specific software development tools. Ensure reliable back-ends, build pipelines to aggregate data from multiple sources, implement responsive and User Experience (UX) front-ends, or enhance performance of existing tools and services.
• Analyze problems and develop solutions, identify dependencies and resolve issues to drive implementation.
• Work on technical contributions, including writing and reviewing design documents, tests, and code (e.g., JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, SQL).
• Provide subject-matter expertise and utilize knowledge of Google's technologies, principles, practices, and coding standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional users and stakeholders to identify pain points and devise technical solutions.

About the job

In gTech Users and Products (gUP), our mission is to advocate for Google’s users by creating helpful and trusted experiences across the product ecosystem. We achieve this by meeting partners and consumers where they are with support and help, representing their needs with our product partners and proposing fixes and features that elevate their engagement with Google's diverse product ecosystem. Additionally we provide a range of product services that ensure our products are optimized for every user, no matter where they are in the world (e.g., localization, digitization, partner integration, and more). Google creates products and services that make the world a better place, and gTech’s role is to help bring them to life. Our teams of trusted advisors support customers globally. Our solutions are rooted in our technical skill, product expertise, and a thorough understanding of our customers’ complex needs. Whether the answer is a bespoke solution to solve a unique problem, or a new tool that can scale across Google, everything we do aims to ensure our customers benefit from the full potential of Google products.

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