Senior Staff Engineer, Rcs Business Messaging

Google Google · Big Tech · San Jose, CA +1

Senior Staff Engineer for Google's RCS Business Messaging platform, focusing on defining and executing the technical roadmap, solving complex cross-system problems, and leading technical initiatives. The role involves full-stack development, architectural design, and mentoring engineers to enhance platform scalability and robustness for conversational commerce experiences.

What you'd actually do

  1. Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to define and execute the technical goal and roadmap, balancing immediate business needs with long-term platform scalability and robustness.
  2. Solve highly complex, ambiguous technical problems that span multiple systems and teams. Lead complex, cross-functional technical initiatives, driving architectural alignment across multiple organizations both inside and outside of Google.
  3. Act as a key technical subject matter expert for RBM, effectively communicating complex technical strategies and decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including external partners.
  4. Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and high-quality engineering within the RBM team and broader organization.
  5. Provide extensive mentorship, guidance, and technical direction to other engineers, significantly elevating the technical capabilities of the team. Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with cross-functional partners and external stakeholders to ensure successful product delivery.

Skills

Required

  • software development
  • full stack development
  • back-end development (Java, Python, GO, or C++)
  • front-end development (JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS)
  • design and architecture
  • testing/launching software products

Nice to have

  • Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
  • data structures and algorithms
  • technical leadership role
  • working in a complex, matrixed organization

What the JD emphasized

  • highly complex, ambiguous technical problems
  • complex, cross-functional technical initiatives
  • complex, matrixed organization