Software Engineer, Research

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• Experience building large-scale full stack web applications.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience programming in Java.
• Experience in front end web development using Angular.
• Experience with technologies such as Borg, Boq, or Spanner.
• Experience in system design, system architecture, distributed systems, software engineering, and full-stack development.
• Experience in developing and maintaining backend 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.

As a Software Engineer (SWE) within the Research Hub team, you will contribute to developing Research Hub tools and features. You will drive design, and development of features within a Product Area (PA)-wide system to enable better discovery, planning, and management (tracking, approvals, etc) the wide-ranging suite of Research projects. You will have an unparalleled view of the scope of new advancements being made in Research, and will have direct, material impact across Research PA and more.

Google Research addresses challenges that define the technology of today and tomorrow. From conducting fundamental research to influencing product development, our research teams have the opportunity to impact technology used by billions of people every day.

Our teams aspire to make discoveries that impact everyone, and core to our approach is sharing our research and tools to fuel progress in the field -- we publish regularly in academic journals, release projects as open source, and apply research to Google products.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $141,000-$202,000 + 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 benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Develop and launch effective user experiences on Research Hub and related tools and surfaces.
• Work with Engineering, Product Management, UX, organizational stakeholders to evaluate requirements and develop product solutions.
• Apply software engineering principles for scalable development, testing, release, and monitoring.