Senior Software Engineer, Front End, Public Sector

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.

Google Public Sector's Software Engineering and Technology team is a group of engineers dedicated to helping organizations leverage the power of Google Cloud technologies.

As a Front End Software Engineer, you will help build the next generation of web applications that millions (or billions) of users interact with daily. You will handle tough challenges in performance, architecture, and user experience, bridging the gap between elegant design and complex backend systems. You will be passionate about web technologies and want to drive the future of the web ecosystem.

Google Public Sector brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with solutions purpose-built for enterprises. We focus on helping United States public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, and we continue to make significant investments and grow our team to meet the complex needs of local, state and federal government and educational institutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve front-end software applications.
• Collaborate closely with UX designers, product managers, and backend engineers to deliver highly functional, intuitive, and accessible user interfaces.
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Build reusable, scalable, and robust front-end architectures.
• Optimize web applications for maximum speed, scalability, and performance.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• Experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Angular development.
• Experience with testing frameworks, server-side technologies, APIs, state management, and authentication flows.
• Active or ability to obtain a TS/SCI US Government clearance.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working with large-scale, complex codebases and micro-frontend architectures.
• Experience with advanced testing methodologies, including end-to-end testing frameworks (e.g., Cypress, Playwright).
• Knowledge of web accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and building user interfaces.
• Understanding of front-end performance optimization techniques and responsive design.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Familiarity working with gRPC APIs.

Must be a US Citizen to meet customer and compliance requirements, including potential access to classified information.