Staff Software Engineer, Knowledge Catalog, Core Data
Google· Knowledge Catalog, Core Data
Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiafull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Staff Software Engineer responsible for leading Knowledge Catalog’s Core Search and Discovery Infrastructure, focusing on hybrid semantic search, search quality evaluation, and scalable, low-latency distributed systems. Includes technical leadership, architecture, and mentorship with Bengaluru as a Center of Excellence.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for Knowledge Catalog’s (Core) hybrid semantic search infrastructure and search quality evaluation platform.
- Architect scalable, low-latency distributed infrastructure to achieve sub-second latency Service Level Agreements across various search use-cases.
- Build a scalable search infrastructure for agents and humans.
- Foster engineering excellence, robust system design, and production reliability across all search serving and indexing pipelines.
- Mentor and grow other Individual Contributors, establishing Bengaluru site as a Center of Excellence for search infra and quality use-cases.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
- Experience in distributed databases and large-scale distributed systems.
Skills
Required:Software developmentTesting and launching software productsDistributed databases
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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