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Google · 1 day ago

Staff Software Engineer, Google Photos

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$197K/yr - $291K/yr

8+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company known for its innovative products and services. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Google Photos, responsible for developing scalable solutions and driving technical direction while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud StorageSearch EngineSEO

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Work alongside area tech leads and product managers to recognize team requirements and pinpoint growth opportunities for the product roadmap

Coordinate with engineering and product groups in Google One and Photos to convert long-term and immediate needs into a cohesive technical plan while driving alignment

Architect solutions capable of handling the massive scale of G1 and Photos. Maintain the flexibility to new architectures and frameworks as the team’s requirements evolve

Partner with platform tech leads to drive the roadmap forward and help shape the architecture for several associated teams

Provide guidance to engineers within and outside the immediate team, while rapidly prototyping new concepts to drive business results

Qualification

Full-stack developmentJavaKotlinSoftware designData structuresAlgorithmsCross-functional projectsTechnical leadershipMaster’s degreePhD in EngineeringScaled applicationsMachine intelligenceComputer vision

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

8 years of experience in software development

5 years of experience with full-stack development, including experience with prototyping, and programming in Java or Kotlin

3 years of experience with software design and architecture

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field

8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms

3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction

3 years of experience working in a complex organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects

Experience building and developing scaled full stack web, backend, and mobile applications

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Andy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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