Staff Software Engineer, Google Photos

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in software development.
  
• 5 years of experience with full-stack development, including experience with prototyping, and programming in Java or Kotlin.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  
• 3 years of experience working in a complex organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
• Experience building and developing scaled full stack web, backend, and mobile applications.

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.

Our mission is to guide users through the storage lifecycle by raising awareness, empowering management, and driving business generation while ensuring a positive experience. Our team strives to deliver storage experiences to drive sustainable growth and meet key business objectives for Photos and Google One (G1). In this role, you will have an opportunity to help shape the future technical goal from the ground up.

Google Photos is a photo sharing and storage service developed by Google. Photos is one of the most sought after products at Google and is looking for both client-side (web and mobile), with server-side (search, storage, serving) and machine intelligence (learning, computer vision) Software Engineers. We are dedicated to making Google experiences centered around the user.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $197,000-$291,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside area tech leads and product managers to recognize team requirements and pinpoint growth opportunities for the product roadmap.
• Coordinate with engineering and product groups in Google One and Photos to convert long-term and immediate needs into a cohesive technical plan while driving alignment.
• Architect solutions capable of handling the massive scale of G1 and Photos. Maintain the flexibility to new architectures and frameworks as the team’s requirements evolve.
  
• Partner with platform tech leads to drive the roadmap forward and help shape the architecture for several associated teams.
  
• Provide guidance to engineers within and outside the immediate team, while rapidly prototyping new concepts to drive business results.