Staff Data Engineer, Search, Data ScienceOur goal is to drive Search product excellence and growth with data insights. We perform analysis to help the Search organization make big investment decisions and conduct research on topline and operational metrics to drive data-driven choices. As a Staff Software Engineer focusing on Data Engineering, you will build the scalable data foundations that empower this mission.
You will work end-to-end to help build products that users love, enabling headroom analysis, experiment analysis, and technical trade-offs between competing metrics (e.g., richness of experience vs. search latency) through machine-consumable data systems.Responsibilities:Own the data engineering strategy for high-stakes Search initiatives, designing multi-stage data products that process data for billions of users.Architect organization-wide initiatives for metrics convergence to establish single-source-of-truth foundations for operational and topline Search metrics.Integrate core data systems with Google's backend infrastructure, ensuring technical designs are optimized for both massive scale and low-latency consumption.Collaborate with Product Data Scientists and Engineering leads to identify growth and quality opportunities, bridging the gap between raw data and actionable insights.Act as a primary technical advisor to Search leadership, transforming ambiguous product goals into solid architectural decisions.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $ - $ (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits.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.