Minimum qualifications: + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. + 8 years of experience in software development. + Experience working in software development with one or more of the following programming languages; Java, C/C++, C#, Python, JavaScript, or Go. Preferred qualifications: + Experience in machine learning, large-scale distributed systems, algorithms, or investigative thinking. + Ability to own large business issues at the Google Ads level. + Ability to solve hard technical and product issues across fluid products (e.g., Map Ads, Google Local Services, Offline Ads, Messaging Ads). 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. Google Ads is helping power the open internet with the best technology that connects and creates value for people, publishers, advertisers, and Google. We’re made up of multiple teams, building Google’s Advertising products including search, display, shopping, travel and video advertising, as well as analytics. Our teams create trusted experiences between people and businesses with useful ads. We help grow businesses of all sizes from small businesses, to large brands, to YouTube creators, with effective advertiser tools that deliver measurable results. We also enable Google to engage with customers at scale. + Develop and scale local personalization roadmap (e.g., queryless Map/Waze ads context-dependent), address and solve these technical issues in a privacy-safe compliant way. + Create a clear value proposition to strengthen the return on investment story for the non-online outcomes we drive for our customers. + Be the technical expert and guide the team towards the specified goals. + Build a firm technical culture in the team with a focus on engineering excellence and product and system health and mentor junior engineers. 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 https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.