Lead Application Engineer, Corporate Engineering at Google (Austin, TX)

Minimum qualifications:

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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
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• 5 years of experience implementing and integrating with third-party software through full system implementation life-cycles (i.e., analyze, design, build, test, implement, support).
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• Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Java, Javascript or Python.
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• Experience in information management, data modeling, system integration, development methodologies and unit testing.
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Preferred qualifications:

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• Knowledge of third-party systems and business domain.
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• Ability to perform end-to-end application development and manage an entire app (i.e, build the front end, middle tier, storage, and integration points).
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• Ability to respectfully review code under firm guidelines and be a mentor with excellent leadership skills.
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• Ability to break down problems independently wit excellent problem-solving skills.
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• Passion for code quality.
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About the job

At Google, things move at a fast pace, so when things get in the way of progress, the Program Management Automation team steps in to remove those roadblocks. The team identifies time-consuming manual data interchange and then builds solutions that are reliable and scalable enough to work within the size and scope of the company. You listen to and translate Googler needs into high-level technical specifications and design. You develop solutions and consult with our Product managers to ensure smooth implementation. Whether battling large system processes or leveraging our homegrown suite of Google products for Googlers themselves, you help Googlers work faster and more efficiently.

With your technical expertise, you build business applications and influence the design of features that improve the reliability of our applications and systems. You also define the scope of technical projects and oversee execution.

As a Lead Application Engineer, you are passionate about clean code and the work you do. Our team is growing, and you will play a major role in designing, developing, deploying, and supporting Program Management solutions for Google. You will be tasked with solving challenging business problems that Google faces on a daily basis, by being part of a team enhancing the capabilities of a vendor sourced enterprise software with a custom-built integration platform to allow automation with our internal systems. At Google, you will have the chance to work on cutting edge technology in a collaborative and exciting environment.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We're always on call to keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

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• Lead the US developer team and build collaboration with our existing Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) team.
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• Partner with internal teams to define and implement solutions that improve internal business processes. Integrate third-party products into internal systems and support and further evolve existing systems.
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• Maintain high levels of development practices including technical design, solution development, systems configuration, documentation, test, issue identification and resolution, writing clean, modular and self-sustaining code.
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• Work directly with the people who use our products.
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• Work closely with analysts to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
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At Google, we dont just accept differencewe celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by emailing candidateaccommodations@google.com.
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