Staff Software Engineer, Google Play
Nairobi, KenyaFull-timePosted 1w ago
About the role
Staff Software Engineer role focusing on technical leadership for Google Play Games products, with responsibility for shaping architecture, delivering multi-year projects, and mentoring engineers. Based in Nairobi with collaboration across the Play team in the US, UK, and India.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership across several Play Games products.
- Participate in the full life-cycle of building and delivering complex multi-year products and features: shape product strategy, understand product requirements, contribute to system design, write code and tests, launch features across a 3B+ device fleet.
- Integrate new advances in Gemini into Google Play products to enhance product experiences.
- Mentor junior engineers on the team, providing technical guidance and helping them grow their careers.
- Master AI fluency is an expectation in this role. Be prepared to discuss knowledge and use of AI tools during the hiring process.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 5 years of experience in testing, and launching software products.
- 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
Skills
Required:Software developmentSystem design and architectureTechnical leadershipAI tools / Gemini integration
Nice to have:Mentoring
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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