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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack

Google · United States · Posted 2026-08-05

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Job description

Own the technical and strategic roadmap for retail signals, goals and optimization. Improve the user understanding, advertiser intent and LTV value definition to power automated value delivery for retailers. Work with PMs and executives, identify the right areas of improvements, making sure all the areas come together. For example, how we consolidate different tools for value adjustments and use consistently across predictions and optimization. Work with senior cross-product area partners to leverage their expertise and infrastructure. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in software development. 7 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as Java, Python, GO, or C++ codebases, and front-end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent. 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products. 3 years of experience in performance analysis including large-scale distributed systems, machine learning optimization and performance optimization. Experience in machine learning and performance optimization. Preferred Qualifications: Deep understanding of performance optimization within a constrained environment. Familiarity with how AI-driven signals and ML models translate into retail-specific business value and user-facing improvements. Ability to synthesize complex datasets and various performance metrics into actionable strategic insights and clear technical roadmaps. Ability to navigate ambiguity and "connect the dots" across various product areas to build a cohesive, long-term vision for retail advertising. Ability to balance trade-offs between automated value delivery and system limitations. Proven track record of leading complex, multi-disciplinary projects from conception to execution, and ability to influence and align stakeholders across engineering, product, and sales.