Senior Software Engineer, Sustainability Data, Climate Operations
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java, C++) and managing large datasets using SQL.
- 3 years of experience in designing, maintaining, or launching data warehouses, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data integration solutions in a production environment.
- Experience with software design and architecture, specifically regarding data modeling (e.g., conceptual, logical, physical) and performance optimization.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Environmental Science, or a related technical field.
- 5 years of experience applying data structures and algorithms to build scalable data architecture, including solutions for anomaly detection, forecasting, or scenario modeling.
- 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role, driving technical strategy for data governance, documentation, and cross-functional engineering initiatives.
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform data tools (e.g., BigQuery, Dataflow) or internal Google tools (e.g., Blaze), with an interest in sustainability and climate science.
- Experience developing accessible technologies.
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.
Google's Climate Operations (Climate Ops) team is the central engine driving the company’s aspiring goal to reach net-zero emissions across all of our operations and value chain. Within this organization, the Sustainability Data and Technical (Tech) team builds the digital nervous system that makes this possible. We lead the development of technology and data infrastructure that empowers Google to measure, report, and act on critical sustainability insights—from energy consumption in our data centers to decarbonization in our global supply chain.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $166,000-$244,000 + 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
- Write and test high-quality code to design, build, and scale integrated data solutions, including data pipelines, warehousing architecture, and reporting systems using SQL, Python, or Go.
- Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available data technologies, defining schemas and data models that enable smarter sustainability insights across Alphabet.
- Review code and data pipelines developed by peers to ensure best practices in data governance, style guidelines, accuracy, efficiency, and testability.
- Partner with business stakeholders to define requirements and contribute to documentation that provides data transparency for internal teams and external climate reporting.
- Triage and resolve data infrastructure issues by analyzing pipeline failures or data anomalies, ensuring operational workflows for critical sustainability metrics.
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