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Senior Software Engineer, Operations Research, Research

Job in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, 94039, USA
Listing for: Google
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-08
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Senior Developer, Full Stack Developer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 174000 - 253000 USD Yearly USD 174000.00 253000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Senior Software Engineer, Operations Research, Google Research

_corporate_fare_ Google _place_ Mountain View, CA, USA

** Mid*
* Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

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* Minimum qualifications:

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* + Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

+ 5 years of experience with software development in C++.

+ 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

+ Experience developing and implementing optimization algorithms or decision support tools in production environments.

+ Experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale distributed computing systems (e.g., distributed databases or data processing pipelines).

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* Preferred qualifications:

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* + Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.

+ 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

+ 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.

+ Experience developing accessible technologies.

** 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.

In this role, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

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.

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

US: $174000 - $253000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google () .

** Responsibilities*
* + Write and test 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 the development of Operations Research technologies and their applications within the Waymo partnership.

+ 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.

Information collected and processed as part of your Google Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Google'sApplicant and Candidate Privacy Policy (./privacy-policy) .

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law.

See also Google's EEO Policy () ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal ( Know Your Rights  10 20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) , andHow we hire () .

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form () .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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