Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Search

1 Month ago • 2-2 Years • Full Stack Development

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Job Description

As a Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Search, you will join a team that owns the underlying infrastructure that ensures Search developers have the tools they need to build next-generation AI-driven experiences. You will contribute to the design and development of full-stack solutions, utilizing your skills in Java, C++, UI rendering, server-side optimizations, and infrastructure performance. You will also be responsible for writing product or system development code, reviewing code developed by other developers, participating in design reviews, contributing to documentation, and triaging product or system issues.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java)
  • 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms
  • Ability to communicate in English fluently
Good to have:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields
  • Experience with server and client performance optimizations and infrastructure supporting high-traffic, complex applications
  • Proficiency in C++
  • Working knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and related frontend technologies
  • Basic knowledge of browser rendering lifecycles, performance tuning, and infrastructure optimization
  • Familiarity with Chrome DevTools and related web technologies for UI rendering
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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java), or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
  • 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
  • Ability to communicate in English fluently to interact with local stakeholders in this customer-facing role.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  • Experience with server and client performance optimizations and infrastructure supporting high-traffic, complex applications.
  • Proficiency in C++, with an understanding of web client infrastructure.
  • Working knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and related frontend technologies.
  • Basic knowledge of browser rendering lifecycles, performance tuning, and infrastructure optimization.
  • Familiarity with Chrome DevTools and related web technologies for UI rendering.

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 join a team that owns the underlying infrastructure that ensures Search developers have the tools they need to build next-generation AI-driven experiences. We are driving innovation through improvements in our web and backend services, performance optimization, and server-side rendering, as well as managing some of the most complex scalability challenges at Google.

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

  • Write product or system development code and review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
  • 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.
  • Contributing to the design and development of full-stack solutions, utilizing your skills in Java, C++, UI rendering, server-side optimizations, and infrastructure performance.
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