Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack, Gemini App, DeepMind

This role is based in Mountain View, CA or New York, NY.

Compensation:

$197,000-$291,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product management, UX, and quality engineers to transform vague ideas into clear roadmaps.
• Define project scope, manage execution, and ensure successful feature launches.
• Identify and proactively mitigate risks related to legal, privacy, timelines, TPU costs, and other potential roadblocks.
• Provide technical guidance and resolve complex challenges by engaging in detailed problem-solving as necessary.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development, and experience in one or more of the following languages: Kotlin, Swift, Java, Objective-C, or TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Experience in testing and launching software products.
• Experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience in full-stack engineering and in user-facing product development, encompassing frontend (e.g., web or mobile) and backend services.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Experience building and shipping applications on Android, iOS, or modern web platforms.
• Experience in performance and latency optimization across frontend and backend stacks.
• Experience developing and deploying user-facing applications powered by LLMs.
• Experience using metrics and user logging to inform product decisions through A/B experiments, with a data-driven mindset.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, and sound judgment in foreseeing risks related to privacy, legal matters, marketing, public relations, and safety.