Software Engineer, Core Languages/Python

1 Hour ago • 2 Years + • Full Stack Development

About the job

Summary

Google's Core Languages/Python team seeks a Software Engineer to contribute to the foundational technologies powering flagship products. Responsibilities include providing language support, assisting Python users with code optimization and debugging, and interacting with production technologies and tooling. The role involves working on projects critical to Google's needs, collaborating with teams, and contributing to the development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of software solutions. The ideal candidate possesses strong Python, C++, and Go skills, along with experience in data structures and algorithms. Experience with language infrastructure and Python internals is preferred.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years software development experience (or 1 year with advanced degree)
  • 2+ years experience with data structures/algorithms
  • C++, Python, and Go coding experience
  • Provide language support to Python users
Good to have:
  • Experience with language infrastructure (linters, build rules)
  • Experience with Python internals (CPython, Pytype, Mypy)
  • Open source contributions
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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
  • 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
  • Experience coding with C++, Python, and Go.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with language infrastructure (e.g., linters, languages, build rules).
  • Experience with Python internals like CPython and type checkers such as Pytype or Mypy.
  • Open source experience (e.g. making pull requests on developer platforms).

About the job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

Responsibilities

  • Provide language availability and interact with fundamental production technologies and tooling support for our Python users. 
  • Assist Python users to build, optimize, and debug their lines of Python code at Google.
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