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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer, Modelling Infrastructure - **Company:** Google LLC - **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $207,000.0 - $301,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Distributed Systems, Design of User Interfaces, Push Technology, Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Data Storage Technologies, Information Technology, Search Engines, Golang, Programming Languages - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/41421559D8E44479A1A7C1BD533D966C/job/ ## About the Role Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain., * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. * 8 years of experience programming in C++. * 5 years of experience testing and launching software products and working with stakeholders. * 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture. * 3 years of experience with software design and architecture., * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field. * 10 years of experience in software development. * 5 years of experience with full stack development, including backend distributed systems and experience in directly managing people. * Experience in testing, and launching distributed systems, storage and related software products. * Experience in programming languages like Golang and C++. * Ability to manage a small team of 3-4 engineers as direct reports. Ability to act as a technical lead/manager for a team, supporting both their technical growth and career development. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills., We are looking for an experienced and passionate Staff Software Engineering to drive design, development, and operational excellence of network and machine modeling infrastructure. In this role, you will require backend distributed systems expertise, excellent judgment, and strong stakeholder management skills. You will work closely with partner teams, external organizations, and engineers from various tool and infrastructure teams to understand needs, align roadmaps, and ensure the modeling infrastructure meets the evolving demands of both networking and AI/ML landscapes. Effectively working with geographically distributed teams is also a key aspect of this role. ## Description 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., * Lead, mentor, and develop a team of high-performing engineers who design and model the planet-scale networks powering Google's services and those of the Cloud customers. * Define and drive the team's technical goals, strategy, and roadmap for modeling infrastructure, exercising strong technical judgment. * Actively participate in and guide architectural and design decisions for scalable and reliable service deployments. * Manage project priorities and resources effectively, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutions in a fluid, ambiguous environment. * Cultivate strong relationships and collaborate effectively with key stakeholders and a varied set of user teams. Uphold high standards for system design, code quality, and operational excellence. 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