Senior Software Engineer, Chrome Autofill

About the job

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.

In this role, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

Chrome is dedicated to building a better, more open web. We’re focused on making a better browser (on both desktop and mobile) to help users take advantage of all the web has to offer in a safe and secure way.Chrome is available across all major platforms — iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS. We also built Chrome as an open source project so the entire web ecosystem could benefit from the latest innovations in speed, simplicity and security.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with engineering teams in Munich and cross-functional peers.
• Design and implement new Autofill features for Chrome on various operating systems, primarily working with C++ code.
• Enhance form detection and server-side classification algorithms to improve Chrome's ability to accurately detect web form fields and process form data.
• Collaborate on OS-level integrations and UI enhancements for Chrome Autofill, involving languages such as JavaScript/TypeScript (e.g., Desktop settings), Java (e.g., Android), and Objective-C++ (e.g., iOS).

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Candidates will typically have 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms and software development in one or more programming languages.
• Typically 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience with browser development or web standards.
• Experience with C++.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Candidates will typically have 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
• Experience with Web Browsers, Android Development, iOS Development, Windows Development, Chrome, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS, Scaffolding, Objective-C, Flume, PLX.

Benefits: 

• Health and Wellbeing (Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents)
• Financial wellbeing (Competitive compensation, regular bonus and equity refresh opportunities)
• Flexibility and time off (Paid time off, including vacation, bereavement, jury duty, sick leave, parental leave, disability, and holidays)
• Family support and care (Fertility and growing family support, parental leave and baby bonding leave)
• Community and personal development (Educational reimbursement)
• Googley extras (Inspiring spaces to work, recharge, and collaborate with fellow Googlers)