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Google seeks a Staff Software Engineer for its Platforms and Devices team, which develops computing software platforms, first-party devices, and services. The role involves guiding engineering teams, shaping technical roadmaps, and designing large-scale software solutions. It requires a bachelor’s degree and eight years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and six years, plus six years of experience in specified software engineering competencies.
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Minimum qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering Management or a related field and 8 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineering-related occupation.
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Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering Management or a related field, and 6 years of experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineering-related occupation.
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Position requires 6 years of experience in the following: Programming in C++, Java, Python, Kotlin, or Go to design, write, test, and maintain software applications; Design of algorithms and data structures to improve product scale, speed, efficiency, and reliability; Systems architecture application to optimize system testability, performance, reliability, and cost; Debugging to diagnose, triage, and fix system issues via root cause analysis; and Risk management to anticipate and assess operational, compliance, product, or program risks.
About the job
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000 - $301,000 + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.Learn more about benefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .
Position reports to the Google office & may allow for a hybrid schedule as per Google policy.
The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.
Responsibilities
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Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers to facilitate alignment on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
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Develop mid-term technical roadmaps and manage project priorities to ensure deliverables meet future infrastructure needs.
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Design, test, and deploy large-scale software solutions while solving ambiguous problems with high-quality code.
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Review code and implementation practices to provide feedback on style, accuracy, testability, and efficiency.
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Guide system design decisions by clarifying problems, assessing trade-offs, and ensuring scalability and semantic cohesion. Drive engineering excellence by defining success metrics, automating processes, and triaging system issues for resolution.
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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .
If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .
Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.
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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.
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