Software Engineer, Search Platforms (English)
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g. C++, Java, JavaScript), or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
- Experience with Programming and Debugging.
- Ability to communicate in English fluently to interact with local stakeholders in this customer-facing role.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
- 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
- Experience with large-scale data processing pipelines, integration tests, documentation and reliability monitoring and alerting.
- Experience with solving complex technical problems, and owning projects from concept to launch.
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.
In this role, you will be at the heart of product innovation, engineering the high-scale, low-latency C++ platform that delivers real-time user insights to shape flagship products like Search and Gemini. This unique role challenges you to solve complex technical problems, own impactful projects from concept to launch, and collaborate across Google to ensure the voice of the user is heard loud and clear. You will drive the future of data-driven decisions by building the engine that powers contextual feedback at Google scale.
In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.
Responsibilities
- Participate in design, independently implement, and own the software solutions that will speed up Search experimentation.
- Work directly on Search and influence how their engineers gather information and make decisions.
- Improve latency and reliability on backends that affect Search Engineers experience.
- Coordinate with multiple teams and roles to ensure seamless project delivery.
- Communicate progress, and manage expectations.
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