Software Engineer III, Search Serving Infrastructure
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Google is seeking a Software Engineer III for Search Serving Infrastructure in Zürich onsite, full time. The role requires a strong foundation in software development, with a bachelor’s or equivalent and at least two years of coding experience (or one year with an advanced degree); preferred candidates have two years in data structures or algorithms, experience building accessible technology, testing across mobile and web platforms, and release process automation, plus the ability to debug large scale systems. As part of the Search team you’ll design, develop, test, deploy and maintain systems that scale to billions of users. Tips: tailor your resume to highlight end-to-end ownership and measurable impact; show collaboration and troubleshooting examples across complex infrastructure.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
Preferred qualifications:
- 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
- Experience developing accessible technologies.
- Experience working with mobile testing, web testing, testing frameworks and release process automation.
- Experience with debugging or troubleshooting large-scale, complex systems
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.
In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.
Responsibilities
- Write 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.