Software Engineer II, LEAP

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Google’s Software Engineer II, LEAP in Zurich is a full-time onsite role focused on building the Geo Logging, Experimentation and Analysis Platform for Maps. Candidates typically have a bachelor’s degree and at least one year of software development in Python, Java, C++, or JavaScript; a master’s degree and experience with Go, SQL, BI, large-scale systems, and strong data structures and algorithms are preferred. You’ll triage and debug issues, write and review code, participate in design reviews, and help develop components that handle vast log data and metrics across Maps. To apply, tailor your resume to show logging pipelines, cross-team collaboration, and a genuine interest in Maps data-driven decisions, and indicate willingness to work onsite in Zurich.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages: Go, C++, SQL, Java.
• 1 year of experience in the field of data analysis and business intelligence.
• 1 year of experience in large systems design and maintenance.
• 1 year of experience with data structures and algorithms.

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.

Geo Logging, Experimentation and Analysis Platform (LEAP) enables data-driven product decisions for Google Maps. We provide log collection APIs, collect, normalize and process logs about user engagement with the product and features, and aggregate them into experiment and product tracking metrics.

With huge volumes of log data collected from different Maps surfaces, we are dealing with exciting challenges around data and metric consistency, platform scalability and reliability. We often collaborate with feature teams across Google Maps and with similar infrastructure teams in other Google functions.

We are spread across two sites, Zurich (CH) and New York (US). In this role, you will be positioned to make an impact across Google Maps and work in partnership with many teams across the organization.

The Geo team is focused on building the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps for our users, through products like Maps, Earth, Street View, Google Maps Platform, and more. Every month, more than a billion people rely on Maps services to explore the world and navigate their daily lives.

The Geo team also enables developers to use the power of Google Maps platforms to enhance their apps and websites. As they plot a course for the future of mapping, they are solving complex computer science problems, designing beautiful and intuitive product experiences, and improving our understanding of the real world.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Write product or system development code; Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies; Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Contribute to design, implementation, deployment and maintenance of critical components in the LEAP platform.
• Develop technical expertise in the field of logging, logs processing or metrics in Google Maps. Improve platform scalability and resilience while reducing execution and maintenance costs.