The Staff Software Engineer for Agentic Products and Systems at Google Photos will play a critical role in developing innovative features and backend systems for the Google Photos platform. This position involves collaborating with UX designers and engineers to create user-centric solutions while ensuring the scalability and reliability of the systems. The engineer will lead a small team, guiding them through the development process from prototypes to live experiments. The role requires a blend of technical expertise and leadership skills to drive projects that enhance user experiences.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java, Python, Kotlin, or Go.
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

• Build and ship 0-to-1 agent features end-to-end, including proactive agents that surface timely suggestions to users.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
• Coach a distributed team of engineers.
• Partner closely with UX, PM, and teammates to turn rough ideas into working prototypes on real photo data.
• Design and own the 1-to-100 production backend systems needed to take successful experiments to 100M+ users.

• Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.