MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree 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 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 front-end frameworks, full-stack development, or
API development.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
- 2 years of experience with performance, systems data analysis, visualization
tools, or debugging.
- Experience developing accessible technologies.
- Proficiency in code and system health, diagnosis and resolution, and software
test engineering.
ABOUT THE JOB:
Google's software developers 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 software developers 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 developer, 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
software developers 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.
AI will change the future of work in profound ways, and our products— Gmail,
Docs, Drive, Calendar, Sheets, Vids and Meet are at the forefront. From
pre-computed summaries for email threads, summaries for meetings, and videos
created from a document using lifelike AI avatars, our AI opportunity is huge.
Our mission is to meaningfully connect people so they can create, build, and
grow together and as part of the team you can build how productivity tools
should work 5-10 years into the future. You will work with model builders
(Google DeepMind), work with exceptional leaders, and have the ability to impact
billions of users across the world.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Write 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.
