Senior Software Engineer, Search UI Infrastructure
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures/algorithms.
- 3 years of experience in software development in back-end infrastructure, which includes testing, and launching software products.
- Experience in Java, C++, and with web client infrastructure.
- Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and related front-end technologies.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with server and client performance optimizations and infrastructure supporting applications.
- Experience with Chrome developer tools and related web technologies for UI rendering.
- Knowledge of browser rendering life-cycles, performance tuning, and infrastructure optimization.
- Ability to influence team members and develop collaborative relationships with adjacent teams.
- Ability to communicate in English to collaborate with stakeholders.
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 design, develop, and maintain a flexible, intuitive, scalable, and reliable infrastructure that powers Google Search.
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
- Own aspects of software engineering work, from conception through implementation and deployment.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to scope problems, research potential solutions and technologies, and recommend solutions that balance short-term needs with long-term goals.
- Design and develop full-stack solutions, leverage knowledge in Java, C++, UI rendering, server-side optimizations, and infrastructure performance.
- Act as a point of contact for the team and contribute to setting technical direction and priorities.
- Drive projects from inception through execution, and demonstrate technical leadership and development.
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