Google
Software Engineer, Early Career, Identity Verification
GoogleAustralia3 hours ago
Full-timeInformation Technology, Engineering
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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript)

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience working with cross-functional partners such as UX and product, refining feature ideas into practical engineering tasks and driving progress.
  • Experience developing accessible technologies.
  • Knowledge of data structures and algorithms.

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.

Join the Identity Verification team as a Software Engineer and help Google anchor digital interactions to real-world identities. We build critical systems that enable major products like Cloud, Play, Google Pay, and Ads to operate globally and combat financial crime.

In this role, you'll contribute to designing and building intelligent, automated identity verification workflows. You'll gain experience integrating our platform with Google products and external vendors, while engineering solutions to meet various international regulations. Working with technical leads, you'll address complex technical challenges at the heart of digital trust and safety. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on Google's ability to operate safely and grow worldwide.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Product Managers, Program Managers, and Technical Leads across the payments platform to translate complex requirements into elegant code.
  • Write and modify code that connects our platform with a various set of clients and Google products.
  • Help adapt and customize our solutions to meet a wide array of local regulatory requirements from countries around the world. Ensure our platform is both globally consistent and locally compliant, often requiring creative problem-solving to map legal requirements to technical implementations.
  • Investigate and resolve complex technical issues related to identity data processing, rule engine configurations, and secure data handling. Contribute to ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our verification processes.
  • Contribute to the reliability and maintainability of our services by writing robust code, developing comprehensive tests, and participating in code reviews, helping to refine our engineering practices.


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 Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .

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