Google is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Core team, which builds the technical foundation behind Google's flagship products. This role involves developing next-generation technologies that impact billions of users worldwide. The Core team is responsible for underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. They work across Google's products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers, and strengthen existing systems.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll be working on critical projects with opportunities to switch teams as the business evolves. The role requires versatility, leadership qualities, and enthusiasm to tackle full-stack challenges. You'll be managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables while designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing software solutions.
The position offers a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company, as the Core team has a mandate to influence Google's technical direction. You'll be working with cutting-edge technologies in areas including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and UI design.
The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise in full-stack development, with experience in both backend technologies (Java, Python, Go, C++) and frontend development (JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS). You'll be expected to participate in design reviews, provide code review feedback, contribute to documentation, and handle complex system issues.
This role at Google offers the chance to work on technology at massive scale, collaborating with talented engineers while building products that impact users globally. The position combines technical challenges with leadership opportunities, making it ideal for experienced engineers looking to make a significant impact in a world-class technology company.