Staff Software Engineer, Search Verticals

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Search Verticals team, focusing on next-generation guided wholepage Search experiences. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring 8 years of software development experience and 3 years in technical leadership. The position involves working on Google Search's core infrastructure and user experiences, impacting billions of users globally.

The role demands expertise in data structures, algorithms, and system design, with opportunities to work across the full technology stack. You'll be responsible for building quality capabilities, integrating with product teams, and developing user-facing guided experiences. The position involves mentoring other developers, driving technical decisions, and collaborating across multiple teams.

Key focus areas include information retrieval, distributed computing, AI/ML, and large-scale system design. You'll work on critical projects with opportunities to switch teams as the business evolves. The role offers exposure to cutting-edge technology in search, information retrieval, and natural language processing.

This position is perfect for someone who combines technical excellence with leadership abilities, enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, and wants to make a global impact. You'll be part of reimagining what it means to search for information, working with various teams to build and maintain Google's search infrastructure while ensuring a universally accessible experience.

The role offers growth opportunities in both technical and leadership tracks, with the potential to become a technical leader manager. You'll be working from the Belo Horizonte office, contributing to Google's mission of organizing the world's information and making it universally accessible and useful.