Google

Software Engineer

Google$149K — $211K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Engineering, etc.) with 2 years of related experience.
  • Experience with software development in languages such as Java, C, C++, Python, Go, or Kotlin.
  • Proficient in designing and applying data structures and algorithms.
  • Strong systems thinking to analyze technical issues from a comprehensive view.
  • Experience in software testing throughout the development lifecycle, including validation, verification, performance, and reliability.

Responsibilities

  • Prototype GenAI solutions to address high-impact problems, including dataset curation and ML pipeline building.
  • Develop and rigorously test product code to ensure quality, performance, and security standards are met.
  • Engage in detailed design and code reviews to uphold best practices and enhance system efficiency.
  • Diagnose and fix complex system issues through root cause analysis and solution implementation.
  • Create and update technical documentation and educational resources based on product changes and user input.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work opportunities based on Google's policy.
  • Bonus target opportunities of 15%.
  • Equity benefits included in the compensation package.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineer-related occupation.
  • Position requires 2 years of experience in the following:
    • Software development using Java, C, C , Python, Go or Kotlin
    • Designing and applying data structures or algorithms
    • Systems thinking or analyzing technical problems from a broad, systems-level perspective
    • Software testing across the development lifecycle including validity, verification, performance, and reliability
    • Root cause analysis for debugging software and ML systems


About the job

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $149,400 - $211,000 15% Bonus Target equity benefits. Transfer compensation is determined algorithmically and is non-negotiable. Learn more about how a transfer may affect your compensation package, how location changes affect compensation , and about benefits at Google at go/benefits .
Position reports to the Google Mountain View, CA office & may allow for a hybrid schedule as per Google policy.

Responsibilities
  • Apply research to high-impact problems by prototyping GenAI solutions, curating datasets, and building ML pipelines for generative media, multimodal understanding, and reinforcement learning.
  • Develop and test robust product code, performing comprehensive testing that includes integration, performance, and security to ensure system quality and reliability.
  • Collaborate with peers through rigorous design and code reviews to enforce best practices, improve system testability, and ensure overall efficiency and accuracy.
  • Triage and resolve complex system issues by debugging, analyzing root causes, and implementing solutions to optimize hardware, network, and service operations.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation and educational materials, adapting content based on product updates and user feedback to ensure clarity and relevance. Manage the full deployment lifecycle by contributing to system qualification, monitoring, process automation, and paying down technical debt to improve long-term scalability.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
Learn more about Google
Size
156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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