Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Core

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Core Infrastructure team, a critical role that helps build the technical foundation behind Google's flagship products. This position offers an opportunity to work on large-scale infrastructure and distributed systems that impact billions of users worldwide. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring expertise in system design, architecture, and team leadership.

The Core team is responsible for developing and maintaining the essential building blocks that power Google's products, focusing on underlying design elements, developer platforms, and infrastructure components. This role offers unique opportunities to influence technical decisions across the company and break down technical barriers while strengthening existing systems.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll lead high-impact projects, mentor team members, and work on complex technical challenges. The position requires strong expertise in distributed systems, infrastructure development, and software architecture. You'll collaborate with teams across Google to build central solutions and drive innovation.

The compensation package is competitive, ranging from $197,000 to $291,000 base salary, plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. This role offers the opportunity to work from either Sunnyvale, CA or New York, NY, contributing to Google's mission of organizing the world's information and making it universally accessible and useful.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of software development experience, with deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and large-scale system design. Leadership experience and the ability to work effectively in a complex, matrixed organization are essential for success in this role.