Staff Software Engineer, Agent Foundations

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Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Agent Foundations in Munich, a full-time onsite role on the Core team responsible for the foundational technologies behind Google’s products at scale. The role rewards versatility, leadership, and cross-functional impact, with opportunities to switch teams as the business grows. Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience, 8 years in software development, 5 years testing and launching software products, 5 years of full-stack experience across back-end (Java, Python, Golang, or C++) and front-end (JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS), and 3 years in software design and architecture. Preferred: Master’s degree or PhD, 8 years in data structures and algorithms, and 3 years in technical leadership and working in a matrixed organization. To apply, tailor your resume to highlight leadership impact, end-to-end delivery of large-scale systems, measurable outcomes, and cross-functional collaboration; include concrete examples of how you drive alignment, manage priorities, and deliver reliable, scalable software. Emphasize performance, security, and your willingness to work onsite in Munich.

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Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as Java, Python, Golang, or C++ codebases, and front-end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 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.

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. The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on large-scale projects.
• Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.