HOME Software Engineering & Dev Senior Software Engineer
  • Google
  • Boulder, CO
  • 6 days ago
  • $174,000–$252,000 / year
Google VERIFIED EMPLOYER

Senior Software Engineer.

Software Engineering & Dev

Senior Software Engineer: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:This role is for an experienced engineer who designs, builds and maintains large-scale software products used by billions of people.
  • The Person:The person will write and test product or system code, take part in or lead design reviews, review other developers' code, contribute to documentation, and triage and debug product or system issues.
  • Requirements:The ideal candidate has 5 years of experience in object-oriented programming with Java, C++, or Python, 1 year of software design and architecture, and 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

About the role

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in object-oriented programming with Java, C++, or Python.
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
  • 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or 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.

With your technical expertise, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

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

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + 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 existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
  • 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.

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

The application window will be open until at least November 12, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
Published October 29, 2026
Location Boulder, CO