Sr. Software Dev Engineer, Books Search

Job description

As Sr. Software development Engineer in the Books Search team, you'll lead a team of talented engineers in driving improvements to the Search experience for Books. You will be responsible for setting the technical direction for the team, enforcing high operational standards, delivering new features, influencing central teams and mentoring other team members. Key job responsibilities - Own and operate the team's services end-to-end — maintaining reliability, delivering new features, and setting the bar for operational excellence. - Define and track the right metrics to build a compelling, data-driven narrative that influences central Search teams on behalf of Books customers. - Partner closely with Product, Science, and Engineering stakeholders to translate customer needs into clear requirements and well-scoped technical solutions. - Balance delivery vs. technical debt; make thoughtful trade offs. - Mentor and grow junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, design feedback, and hands-on guidance; champion technical standards and drive architectural and operational improvements across the team. - Identify and systematically address technical debt, ensuring the team moves fast. A day in the life - Write and review code, design documents and MCMs. - Meet with PMs to align on priories and define tasks to deliver those priorities. -…