Senior Software Engineer, Cloud AI, Full Stack

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Cloud AI, Full Stack

Google Sunnyvale, CA, USA

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 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.
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross‑functional or cross‑business projects.
• Experience designing, building, or implementing cutting‑edge machine learning (ML) and developer‑focused tooling.
• Experience developing and scaling high‑performance developer tools, environments, or platforms.

• Set overarching technical goals, roadmap, and architectural decisions to ensure Colab continues as the premier notebook platform inside and outside Google.
• Collaborate closely with product, user experience (UX), and partner engineering teams to seamlessly align technical execution with product strategy and goals.
• Oversee the scalability, reliability, security, and overall engineering excellence of all Colab systems and infrastructure.
• Scale team velocity and performance continuously by advocating and implementing the best engineering tools and practices.
• Mentor, guide, and develop executive engineers and technical leads (TLs) actively within the Colab organization to build a strong engineering culture.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables; design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

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

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