Senior Software Engineer, Engineering Productivity, Google Cloud

Google Google · Big Tech · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Google is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Engineering Productivity team within Google Cloud. The role involves developing next-generation technologies, managing project priorities, and designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing software solutions. The engineer will work on critical projects, potentially across various technology areas including AI and NLP, and contribute to the full software development lifecycle. The position requires a strong programming background in languages like C++, Python, Java, or Go, experience with software design and architecture, and a proven track record in building developer tools.

What you'd actually do

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

Skills

Required

  • C++
  • Python
  • Java
  • Go
  • software design
  • software architecture
  • developer tools
  • test automation frameworks

Nice to have

  • Master's degree
  • PhD in Computer Science
  • data structures
  • algorithms
  • technical leadership
  • accessible technologies

What the JD emphasized

  • 5 years of experience programming in C++, Python, Java or Go
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture
  • 3 years of experience building developer tools (e.g., compilers, automated releases, code design and testing, test automation frameworks)