Senior Staff Software Engineer, Automotive AI

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java, Python, Kotlin or Go.

• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.

• 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.

• 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.

Join our AI Automotive team as we build the leading development platform for the AI-defined vehicle. We provide automotive OEMs with a Gemini-native platform to rapidly build, deploy, and maintain intelligent agents

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable server-side infrastructure for the Automotive AI Agent platform using C++ and Go.

• Build and evolve One Platform APIs, managing their lifecycle from experimental to General Availability, ensuring they meet Google Cloud standards.

• Contribute to the design and implementation of backend systems supporting platform features, including potential monetization mechanisms.

• Collaborate on API design, system architecture, and integration points with on-device components and other cloud services.

• Engage in technical discussions, code reviews, and contribute to the team's engineering excellence.

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