Senior Software Engineer, Engineering Productivity

Google10 months ago
San Jose, CA, United States
Hybrid
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

Position Overview

Google’s software engineers develop next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information. As a software engineer, you will work on a project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as our fast-paced business grows and evolves. Android – Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide – brings computing to everyone, enabling access, productivity, and connectivity for all.

Key Responsibilities

  • Write and test product or system development code.
  • Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
  • Contribute to documentation or educational content and adapt it based on product updates and user feedback.
  • Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve them by analyzing sources of problems and their impact on hardware, network, or service operations.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
  • 3 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
  • 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
  • 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
  • Experience developing accessible technologies.

Benefits & Perks

  • Compensation: US Base Salary Range: $166,000-$244,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.
  • Salary is determined by role, level, location, and additional factors such as skills and experience.
  • Learn more about benefits at Google.

Required Skills

Distributed Computing
Technical Leadership
Accessibility Development
Product Testing
Software Development
Embedded Systems
Data Structures & Algorithms
Software Architecture
System Design