Senior Application Engineer

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or other technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience working with Java, or with similar programming languages.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Management Information System, or in a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

You lead all aspects of web development, requirements gathering, software development, testing, documentation, training, implementation, ongoing support, and maintenance for both in-house and customer-facing web applications. You will work closely with a cross-functional team of Googlers using UI and functional specs/prototypes as input. You are empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate to meet user and customer needs.

As a Senior Application Engineer, you will drive project outcomes by owning an area of work, helping set technical direction and priorities for adjacent engineers, and building internal solutions with custom front-end and back-end services. You will scope difficult and nebulous problems and help resolve them by identifying, implementing, and launching solutions without continual steering or oversight from team organizers. You will interact regularly with analysts and business process owners to translate business requirements into technical solutions, and present complex techno-functional information in a clear and concise manner to both technical and non-technical audiences. You will influence or guide the work of others (design reviews, mentorship, etc.) as appropriate leveraging their expertise.

As a subject-matter expert, you will possess a comprehensive level of knowledge in application development, systems design and integration, software implementation and integration, full stack, and web development technologies. You will also engage in community contributions to improve and sustain the culture and operations, making Google a better place to work.The US base salary range for this full-time position is $156,000-$229,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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. Learn more about benefits at Google.As a subject-matter expert, you will possess a comprehensive level of knowledge in application development, systems design and integration, software implementation and integration, full stack, and web development technologies. You will also engage in community contributions to improve and sustain the culture and operations, making Google a better place to work.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Write clear, modular, well-structured, and self-sustaining codes, and develop overall systems design, research, and evaluate vendor supplied applications, and develop recommendations on those applications.
  
• Build internal solutions, with custom front-end and back-end services with minimal assistance, and identify processes and solutions to ensure controls compliance can be enforced and monitored.
  
• Help design, build, and deploy internal business applications to support Google’s technology lifecycle, collaboration and spaces, service delivery management, and data and business intelligence.
  
• Conduct and oversee testing of application modules to ensure application meets specifications and collaborate with analysts and business process owners within one or more teams to help translate business requirements into technical solutions.
  
• Design, build, and deploy internal business applications to support Google's technology lifecycle, collaboration and spaces, service delivery management, data and business intelligence.