Senior Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Product Architecture

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Product Architecture Locations: Austin, TX, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Jose, CA, USA By applying to this position, you may select your preferred working location from Austin, TX, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Jose, CA, USA. Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in software development. 6 years of strategic management leading global, matrixed technical teams or cross‑functional architectural initiatives. 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products. Preferred Qualifications 14 years of experience in technology, software engineering, or corporate enterprise architecture. Experience developing architectural strategies across a diverse portfolio of internal systems within a complex, highly regulated global organization of large scale. 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. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as your fast‑paced business grows and evolves. 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 this role, you will be responsible for defining and driving enterprise‑wide architectural standards, alignment, scalability, and efficiency to ensure our global corporate infrastructure remains innovative, flexible, and strictly mapped to overall business strategy. By partnering to advocate excellent engineering standards, modernize system design paradigms, and cultivate a high‑caliber technical culture across our diverse portfolio of internal systems, you will help eliminate architectural fragmentation, elevate engineering craft, and ensure our teams are empowered to build highly resilient, state‑of‑the‑art platforms. At Corp Eng, we build world‑leading business solutions that scale a more helpful Google for everyone. As Google’s IT organization, we provide end‑to‑end solutions for organizations across Google. We deliver the right tools, platforms, and experiences for all Googlers as they create more helpful products and services for everyone. In the simplest terms, we are Google for Googlers. US: $262,000 – $365,000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google. Key Responsibilities Work collaboratively with the broader Architecture community to design, develop, and implement enterprise‑wide architectural standards, guidelines, principles, and policies. Drive the collective creation and adoption of reusable templates, artifacts, reference models, and design patterns that foster scalability and reduce portfolio redundancy across Corporate Engineering. Establish baseline metrics, frameworks, and modern paradigms for technical excellence, pushing engineering teams toward system resilience, high availability, and optimal code maintainability. Direct the transition from legacy architectural models to cutting‑edge cloud‑native patterns, decoupled event‑driven structures, and scalable APIs across the entire Corporate Engineering landscape. Partner closely with Pillar Leads to define and execute comprehensive asset rationalization strategies, actively identifying systems approaching end‑of‑life and mapping related dependencies. Act as a technical consultant for transformation initiatives, product directors, and strategic corporate integrations, translating complex capabilities for both technical and non‑technical audiences. Google is proud to be an equal‑opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents‑to‑be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire. Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting. To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. 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