Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud

Google Cloud accelerates organizations' digital transformation by delivering enterprise-grade solutions leveraging Google's cutting-edge technology.
Cloud
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · AI

Description For Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud

Google Cloud is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their team in developing next-generation technologies that impact billions of users. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring expertise across the full technology stack. The position involves managing and mentoring distributed engineering teams while architecting and implementing large-scale software solutions.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of Google Cloud's mission to accelerate digital transformation across industries. You'll work with cutting-edge technology and tools, contributing to solutions that serve customers in over 200 countries. The role demands a versatile engineer who can handle complex technical challenges while providing leadership and direction to team members.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of software development experience, with proven expertise in system design, architecture, and project delivery. You'll be responsible for technical leadership on high-impact projects, coaching engineers, and ensuring alignment across teams. This position offers the opportunity to work on critical projects with significant business impact, while collaborating with talented engineers across Google's global organization.

This role is perfect for someone who combines deep technical knowledge with leadership abilities, enjoys solving complex problems at scale, and wants to shape the future of cloud computing. You'll have the chance to work on diverse projects, influence technical direction, and contribute to Google's mission of organizing the world's information while helping businesses transform digitally.

Last updated 9 days ago

Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud

  • Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects
  • Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers
  • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions

Requirements For Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud

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  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture
  • Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field (preferred)
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams (preferred)
  • 3 years of experience working in cross-functional or cross-business projects (preferred)

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