Senior Staff Software Engineer, Looker Modeling

1 Month ago • 8-13 Years • Full Stack Development • Research & Development • $248,000 PA - $349,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

This Senior Staff Software Engineer role focuses on Looker Modeling at Google. Responsibilities include providing technical leadership on high-impact projects, coaching a distributed team, facilitating alignment across teams, managing project priorities and deliverables, and designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing large-scale software solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software development, data structures/algorithms, design and architecture, and testing/launching software products. Experience with SQL compilers or query processing engines at scale is crucial. The role involves working on a specific project critical to Google's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects.
Must have:
  • 8+ years software development experience
  • Data structures/algorithms expertise
  • SQL compiler or query processing engine experience
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain software
  • Technical leadership skills
Good to have:
  • Master's or PhD in related field
  • Technical leadership experience
  • Experience in complex, matrixed organizations
  • Compiler development for domain-specific languages

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms.
  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture, and testing/launching software products.
  • Experience with SQL compilers or the inner workings of query processing engines, specifically those operating at scale.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
  • Experience developing compilers for domain-specific languages

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000-$349,000 + 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 .

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
  • Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
  • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.

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