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Senior Software Engineer, Benchmarks

Senior Software Engineer, Benchmarks

2 Weeks ago • 5-8 Years • Full Stack Development • Backend Development

About the job

Summary

This Senior Software Engineer, Benchmarks role at Google involves writing and testing product/system development code, participating in design reviews, reviewing code from other developers, contributing to documentation, and resolving product/system issues. Responsibilities include debugging, analyzing impact on hardware/network/service operations, and ensuring best practices in code quality and efficiency. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree (Master's/PhD preferred) and significant experience in software development, testing, and large-scale application design. Proficiency in Java or Python and experience with data structures, algorithms, and data analysis are crucial. The position requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a commitment to building high-quality, scalable software solutions.

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java

algorithms

data-structures

python

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networking

Must have:

5+ years software development experience
Experience with data structures/algorithms
3+ years testing/maintaining software
1+ year large-scale application design
Proficiency in Java or Python

Good to have:

Master's/PhD in Computer Science
Technical leadership experience
Data analysis/machine learning experience
Experience with A/B testing
Experience with accessible technologies
Experience with data-intensive backend applications

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Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree 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 testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with large scale application design and architecture.
Experience with coding in data structures, algorithms and software design.

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
5 years of experience with Java or Python.
1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
Experience with data analysis, analytical thinking, machine learning, and A/B testing.
Experience developing accessible technologies.
Experience with data-intensive backend applications, databases, and batch processing.

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.

Responsibilities

Write and test product or system development code.
Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

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