Staff Software Engineer, Core Data Query

1 Month ago • 8-14 Years • Research & Development • Full Stack Development

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Job Description

As a Staff Software Engineer in the Core Data Query team at Google, you'll lead a group of engineers, collaborate across teams, and mentor others to deliver high-quality products. You will design and implement solutions to enhance the F1 Query system, scaling systems sustainably. Responsibilities include managing project priorities, designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing software solutions. You'll identify opportunities for improvement, collaborate with users, and contribute to the technical foundation of Google's flagship products. This role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and experience with data structures, algorithms, and large-scale system design.
Must have:
  • 8+ years software development experience
  • Data structures/algorithms expertise
  • 5+ years design, architecture, testing, and launching software
  • Lead engineering teams and collaborate across teams
  • Design and implement solutions to enhance F1 Query System
Good to have:
  • Master's/PhD in CS or related field
  • 3+ years technical leadership
  • 3+ years cross-functional project experience

Minimum qualifications:

  • 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 and architecture; and testing/launching software products.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  • 3 years of experience working in an organization involving cross-functional or cross-business projects.

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

  • Lead a group of engineers and collaborate across multiple teams and timezones.
  • Manage Individual contributions and mentor engineers to deliver with high-engineering and product excellence.
  • Identify opportunities in collaboration with our users. Design and lead the implementation of solutions to enhance the F1 Query system.
  • Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like caching, better task scheduling and better algorithms.
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