Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Responsibilities: Lead end-to-end system design for complex, multi-quarter initiatives across browser runtimes and backend ad servers, balancing business generation, latency, and privacy. Act as a technical authority and team multiplier across engineering groups—influencing multi-year architectural roadmaps, system boundaries, and API contracts across client tagging, ad serving, and privacy infrastructure. Reduce complexity in critical codebases by designing clean abstractions, safe guardrails, and AI workflows that accelerate team velocity and reliability. Design rigorous A/B experiments and high-volume telemetry pipelines to validate performance, latency, and monetization across billions of daily impressions. Provide technical leadership to Cambridge-based engineers by breaking down complex problems, elevating design/code reviews, and coaching them into senior roles. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $207000 - $300000 (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.