Senior Staff Software Engineer, Google Slides
Company: Google
Location: New York City
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent
practical experience. 8 years of experience in software
development. 7 years of experience with full-stack development,
across back-end such as Java, Python, GO, or C++ codebases, and
front-end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS
or equivalent. 5 years of experience with design and architecture;
and testing/launching software products. Preferred qualifications:
Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a
related technical field. Experience as an Uber Technical Lead or
Senior Staff Software Engineer in a large-scale product
environment. Experience in applied AI, multimodal models, and GenAI
technologies, with the ability to translate model capabilities into
user-facing features. Experience working in a complex, matrixed
organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business
projects. Experience mentoring executive engineers and TLs and
fostering a technical culture. About the job Google's software
engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how
billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information
and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive
scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for
engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including
information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system
design, networking and data storage, security, artificial
intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile;
the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer,
you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with
opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our
fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be
versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take
on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push
technology forward. With your technical expertise you will manage
project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design,
develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. In
this role, you will oversee the technical strategy and execution
across the entire Google Slides product, ensuring its continued
success as a must-win platform within Workspace. You will provide
comprehensive technical direction to software engineers, focusing
on high-quality delivery, architectural integrity, and solving
issues while integrating GenAI features into Slides.Your goal is to
help presentation creators become more effective visual
storytellers through AI-powered creation, design and visualization.
You will achieve this by partnering with DeepMind and are
leveraging Gemini's and Nano Banana's capabilities. AI will change
the future of work in profound ways, and our products— Gmail, Docs,
Drive, Calendar, Sheets, Vids and Meet are at the forefront. From
pre-computed summaries for email threads, summaries for meetings,
and videos created from a document using lifelike AI avatars, our
AI opportunity is huge. Our mission is to meaningfully connect
people so they can create, build, and grow together and as part of
the team you can build how productivity tools should work 5-10
years into the future. You will work with model builders (Google
DeepMind), work with exceptional leaders, and have the ability to
impact billions of users across the world. The US base salary range
for this full-time position is $262,000-$365,000 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 . Responsibilities Drive the
technical goal, strategy, and architecture for Google Slides
including platform investments, performance metrics, and technical
debt management. Lead technical development and delivery of
AI-powered features, ensuring Large Language Model (LLM) modeling,
quality, and seamless integration across Gemini-powered slide
creation, editing, multi-turn interactions, and agentic flows.
Establish and lead collaborations with key internal partners
including Google DeepMind (GDM) and the central AI Platform teams.
Lead and mentor engineering team while directing project execution
to stakeholders, serving as the primary technical point of contact
and setting standards for engineering quality, testing, and
monitoring. Define the product direction by partnering with product
and UX leads to define the roadmap for Google Slides.
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