Software Developer II, Full Stack, Google Cloud (Fixed-Term Contract)

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience programming in JavaScript, TypeScript and Java.
• 1 year of experience with full-stack development, front-end development, and backend development.
• 1 year of experience with data structures or algorithms.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working with two or more of the following: web application development, Unix/Linux environments, mobile application development, distributed and parallel systems, information retrieval, networking, developing large software systems, or security software development.

About the job

Google Cloud's software developers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. We're looking for software developers 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 developer, 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 software developers 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.

The Google Chat API and App Platform (part of Google Workspace) allows developers to create Chat apps that can be used within Google Chat. Our team builds end to end features and infrastructure to help users solve their day to day use cases using Chat. We also build Chat APIs to enable seamless developer integrations.

AI will change the future of work in profound ways, and our products— Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Sheets, Vids and Meet are at the forefront. From pre-computed summaries for email threads, summaries for meetings, and videos created from a document using lifelike AI avatars, our AI opportunity is huge. Our mission is to meaningfully connect people so they can create, build, and grow together and as part of the team you can build how productivity tools should work 5-10 years into the future. You will work with model builders (Google DeepMind), work with exceptional leaders, and have the ability to impact billions of users across the world.

Responsibilities

• Develop the full stack to improve, extend and build out the functionality of Google Chat Integration. 
  
• Develop front-end, web, mobile, and work on scalable distributed systems, security, and user authentication.
• Write product or system development code. Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
  
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
  
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.