Staff Software Engineer
Kirkland, WA, USA · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- 8 years programming; 5 years testing and launching software products; 3 years software design and architecture.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads the AI transformation of Google Cloud SDK Client Libraries, developing AI-enabled SDK features and engineering workflows while advancing the libraries’ broader technical direction.
What you'll do
- Define AI transformation strategy and align roadmaps, tooling, and development workflows with engineering leaders and stakeholders.
- Architect and implement scalable SDK features and code-generation automation using AI agents and LLMs.
- Mentor engineers and measure the quality, reliability, and productivity of AI-driven workflows.
What they ask for
- 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.
Nice to have
- Experience in SDK or developer framework development in a modern programming language.
- Experience architecting automation or code-generation pipelines, or integrating generative AI, LLMs, or autonomous AI agents into software engineering workflows.
Pay
$207000 - $300000 USD base salary
Tools
C++, Java, Python, Kotlin, Go, Node.js, TypeScript, Large Language Models (LLMs)
AI focus
Leads AI transformation for SDK client libraries and internal engineering workflows, including AI-agent-assisted development, LLM integration, and code-generation automation.
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