Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise Architecture and Optimization

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Architecture and Optimization

Google San Jose, CA, USA;
Austin, TX, USA;
New York, NY, USA

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 8 years of experience leading global, matrixed technical teams, or cross‑functional architectural initiatives.
• 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 15 years of experience in technology, software engineering, or corporate enterprise architecture.
• Experience with commercial process mining and modeling platforms and their integration with large‑scale enterprise portfolios.

• Work collaboratively with EPA peers and the broader Architecture community to design, develop, and implement enterprise‑wide architectural standards, guidelines, principles, and policies.
• Partner with the Office of the CIO and Pillar Technical Leads—who also sit on the EAB—to facilitate governance, clear complex cross‑pillar dependencies, and accelerate high‑velocity technical approvals.
• Analyze transactional workflows and event logs to expose systemic friction and operational gaps, converting those insights into automated, modern system interactions.
• Lead structured efforts within the assigned pillars to mitigate technical debt, minimize architectural fragmentation, and address security threats before they impact delivery.
• Partner closely with Pillar Leads to define and execute comprehensive asset rationalization strategies, actively identifying systems approaching end‑of‑life and mapping related dependencies.

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.

We are seeking a visionary, high‑visibility Enterprise Architect to be a critical part of the Enterprise Product Strategy and Architecture (EPA) team.

In this role, you will be responsible for defining and driving enterprise‑wide architectural standards, alignment, scalability, and efficiency to ensure the global corporate infrastructure remains innovative, flexible, and strictly mapped to overall business strategy. At Corp Eng, we build world‑leading business solutions that scale a more helpful Google for everyone. As Google’s IT organization, we provide end‑to‑end solutions for organizations across Google.

We deliver the right tools, platforms, and experiences for all Googlers as they create more helpful products and services for everyone. In the simplest terms, we are Google for Googlers.

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

US: $262,000 - $365,000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

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