Principal Engineer, Front-End and UI, Search Developer Platform - Google

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in software engineering.
• 10 years of experience in tech infrastructure.
• Experience with full stack development spanning user, front-end, back-end, developer APIs, and SDKs.
• Experience in UI and FE design, programming, debugging, and production management.

Preferred qualifications:

• Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
• Deep understanding of the Search product features and Search user needs.
• Ability to operate in a complex and matrixed environment and consider multiple perspectives.
• Excellent conflict resolution, leadership, organizational, product, and execution skills.
• Proven excellence in driving cross-functional initiatives from strategy to execution to accelerate product goals through direct partnership on design and development.
• Track record of tech-leading within a large ecosystem of developers with streamlined API development as well as a user-facing product development cycle, inclusive of developer APIs.

About the job

Search Developer Platform’s mission is to enable efficient development of compelling Search experiences at scale with quality and velocity. Working collaboratively across Search+, we aim to achieve this mission through cohesive end-to-end developer journeys (spanning user understanding, resolution, whole page layout/composition, fulfillment, and rendering), scaling our feature partner engagements, unlocking new user value via cutting-edge AI, and modernizing the Search platform at scale. As the Principal Engineer for the Search Developer Platform, you will be working with Googlers, team leads, engineers, PM, UX, and more across Search and beyond, to both accelerate immediate product improvements on the tech stack and (re)invent the future architecture and developer abstraction layer. Success is a cohesive developer journey with end-to-end neuralization to empower Search vertical developers across first-party and third-party, at scale, with quality and velocity. Youll be expected to modernize Search feature development, making it significantly faster and easier, with reduced overall cost of ownership and improved product coherence. Specifically, this includes delivering consistent user experiences across client platforms and vertical features without excessive migration or maintenance overhead, and encompassing projects such as SDS, UIRs, Discover-SRP stack convergence, LLM powered composition, etc.

In Google Search, were reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, youll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $278,000-$399,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. 

Responsibilities

• Align the technical vision and strategy across Search+, including relevant teams in Core and Research. 

• Be able to co-lead the vision and road map for Search Developer Platform and, with ATL’s guidance, for Search Platforms at large.

• Transform the vision to reality by being the direct technical driver for multiple engineering teams as well as influencing the broad organization.
• Be an advocate for inclusive teams and a culture where everyone can thrive. 
• Identify high potential junior technical leaders and mentor them to take on increasing responsibilities.