Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud Business Platform

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. 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 Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. 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.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the GCBP Transact team, you will work on core transaction, sales automation, and opportunity management platforms critical to Google Cloud's operational growth. You will be versatile, display strong leadership qualities, and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across full-stack systems as we continue to push technology forward. With your technical expertise, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables while mentoring engineers and shaping multi-year product goals.

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

• Be responsible for designing complex, high-throughput software solutions for the GCBP Transact Platform.
• Participate in, or lead architectural design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide among available technologies. Write and test product or system development code in Java, TypeScript, C++, or Go.
• Drive architectural strategy across Go-To-Market (GTM) systems, Opportunity Management platforms, and Lead-To-Cash (L2C) workflows.
• Contribute to existing documentation, RFC design docs, or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve sources of issues by analyzing system operations, record-level ACLs, and service quality.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
  
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

• 10 years of technical experience in enterprise web application design and development using Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, XML, JSON, and web frameworks.
• 3 years of experience in a formal technical leadership role (guiding engineering teams, technical roadmaps, and architecture reviews).
• Experience with CRM modules (e.g., Salesforce/SFDC using APEX, triggers, LWC, or custom 1P CRM engines).
• Domain expertise in Go-To-Market (GTM) systems, opportunity management platforms, and Lead-To-Cash (L2C)/Quote-To-Cash (Q2C) business processes (including CPQ, pricing engines, approvals, and contract management).