Staff Software Engineer, Firestore, Google Cloud

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.

Firestore's mission is to unlock application innovation with simplicity, speed and confidence. We achieve this with a unique serverless, document database service, that allows developers to experience 55%+ improved productivity due to the service's broad support for friendly interfaces (including MongoDB compatibility) and AI integrations. This is complemented with a serverless, zero operations database service that is highly differentiated in the industry, featuring virtually unlimited scalability, industry-leading high availability of up to 99.999% SLA, and single-digit milliseconds read performance.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $301000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
  
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  
• Lead multiple engineers on technical projects across the product, collaborating effectively with partners, Product Managers (PM), customers, and other engineering leads.
• Drive the scope of functional and non-functional requirements. Ensure the team is able to execute with strong incremental deliveries. This often requires defining the priorities and balancing the product requirements with technical feasibilities.
• Build well-rounded engineers, distributing work to maximize both product objectives and personal skill development.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• Experience with Java.
• Experience with databases and product ideation.
• Experience with systems infrastructure and distributed systems.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience leading with customer empathy, collaborating effectively with PM and other stakeholders to balance product outcomes and technical feasibility.
• Experience coaching and mentoring engineers in developing their skills and careers.
• Experience designing highly reliable systems at scale.

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