Staff Software Engineer, Merchant Infrastructure

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience in Java programming.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional or cross-business projects.
• Experience with building products that effectively use Large Language Models (LLMs) and Machine Learning (ML).
• Familiarity with developing and fine-tuning LLMs.

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.

Buyable Corpus utilizes advanced crawling and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) driven extraction to construct a comprehensive and high-quality inventory of Shopping Data. This foundational dataset is integral to powering Shopping experiences across Google, including Commerce, Ads, Search, and YouTube.

It is integral part of the Data Acquisition team in Merchant Infrastructure, responsible for sourcing Google Shopping data via various channels such as File Feeds, APIs, and direct UI submissions. Overall, our team is relentlessly focused on simplifying the data submission process for merchants, minimizing their effort while maximizing data richness.

As an infrastructure team, we provide foundational support to a wide array of client teams.

People shop on Google more than a billion times a day - and the Commerce team is responsible for building the experiences that serve these users. The mission for Google Commerce is to be an essential part of the shopping journey for consumers - from inspiration to to a simple and secure checkout experience - and the best place for retailers/merchants to connect with consumers. We support and partner with the commerce ecosystem, from large retailers to small local merchants, to give them the tools, technology and scale to thrive in today’s digital world.

• Architect solutions to automate and scale business systems. Provide direction for architecture, design and support activities.
• Be absolutely direct, develop, build, and deploy applications using various platforms and technologies.
  
• Work closely with analysts, Product Managers (PMs) to translate business requirements into technical solutions. Understand the overall program purposes, technical dependencies and find optimal solutions.
• Advocate Engineering Excellence in the team - Quality, Performance, Compliance, Security.
• Manage team solutions and technologies, drive collaborations with partner teams. Mentor and help junior team members when needed.