Staff Software Engineer, Sports, Scaling, Journeys

Google is a global technology leader that organizes the world's information to make it universally accessible and useful.
Backend
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Staff Software Engineer, Sports, Scaling, Journeys

Google's Search team is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help reimagine what it means to search for information. As a key member of the team, you'll work on next-generation technologies that impact billions of users globally. The role involves developing solutions that handle information at massive scale, extending beyond web search into areas such as distributed computing, large-scale system design, AI, and natural language processing.

You'll provide technical leadership on high-impact projects while managing and coaching a distributed team of engineers. The position requires expertise in software development, data structures/algorithms, and system architecture. You'll be responsible for designing and implementing large-scale software solutions while ensuring alignment across teams on goals and deliverables.

Google Search faces complex engineering challenges in expanding its infrastructure while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies including Search/Knowledge Engine stack, infrastructure optimization, and machine learning models. You'll be part of Google's mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.

The ideal candidate will bring fresh ideas to various technical areas, display strong leadership qualities, and be enthusiastic about tackling new problems across the full stack. You'll work in a fast-paced environment where versatility and technical expertise are essential for managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. Join a team that's making a direct impact on how billions of people around the world connect, explore, and interact with information.

Last updated 6 days ago

Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, Sports, Scaling, Journeys

  • Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects
  • Influence and coach a distributed team of Engineers
  • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions

Requirements For Staff Software Engineer, Sports, Scaling, Journeys

Python
Java
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms
  • 5 years of experience with design, architecture and testing/launching software products
  • Experience with Search or Knowledge Engine (KE) stack and front-end development (preferred)
  • Experience in Infrastructure design and optimizations (preferred)
  • Experience with building Machine Learning (ML) models (preferred)

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