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Software Engineer III, Discover Metrics Platform, Search

California, United States (On-site)

Software Engineer III, Discover Metrics Platform, Search

2 Days ago • 2-4 Years • Full Stack Development

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Job Description

This Software Engineer III role focuses on Google's Discover Metrics Platform within the Search team. Responsibilities include writing product/system development code, debugging and resolving system issues, building new intra-day LE metrics infrastructure, optimizing data generation for LE analysis (e.g., flume pipeline, borg resources, F1 query executions), and expanding and monitoring the framework. The ideal candidate possesses strong Python and data structures/algorithms skills, experience with large-scale infrastructure and distributed systems, and a passion for improving search functionality. The position requires working on a project critical to Google's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects.

Must have:

Python development experience
Data structures & algorithms expertise
Large-scale infrastructure experience
Debugging and issue resolution
Metric infrastructure development
Data pipeline optimization

Good to have:

Master's/PhD in CS
Search infrastructure experience (PIPS, SR, GWS, etc.)
Search evaluation experience (Crust, Human Eval)
Experimental design experience
Production experience with large-scale distributed systems

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience with software development in Python, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms in either an academic or industry setting.
2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
Experience with the Search or Discover infrastructure full-stack (PIPS, SR, GWS, Muppet, Laelaps, Footprints, Kansas, Logs, etc.).
Experience with Search evaluations such as Crust, Human Eval, or SideBySide.
Experience in experimental design.
Experience with production of large scale distributed systems.

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 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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $136,000-$200,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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.

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Responsibilities

Write product or system development code.
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.
Build new infrastructure intra-day LE metrics.
Optimize (e.g., flume pipeline, borg resources, F1 query executions), expand, and monitor the data generation for the framework for LE analysis.

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$136.0K - $200.0K/yr (Outscal est.)

$168.0K/yr avg.

Mountain View, California, United States

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