--- title: Founding Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Data description: Google is hiring for the Founding Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Data Warehouse role in San Jose, CA. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/founding-staff-software-engineer-agentic-data-warehouse-at-google-01a12f51-5dea-72ab-934b-de98e79b5041 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Google as Founding Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Data Warehouse in San Jose, CA. Pays $207K–$300K per year. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/8kscmx.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | San Jose, CA | | **Salary** | $207K/yr - $300K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 12, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Google sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 9,179 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Google. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $179,000 – $254,000 a year (median $213,000). ## Description As a Founding Staff Software Engineer for the Agentic Data Warehouse (aDWH), you will pioneer a novel, AI-native approach to data warehousing at Google. Working within our core data intelligence team, you will help build a 0-to-1 platform that reimagines how data warehouses are created, governed, and utilized in the era of autonomous AI agents. In this highly collaborative and direct role, you will co-develop a spec-driven architecture that translates natural-language investigative goals into structured, deterministic configurations. Your work will directly bridge autonomous AI agents with Google’s planet-scale production data infrastructure, ensuring high-quality, reliable, and hallucination-free data assets. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of data analytics infrastructure, blending modern AI-native engineering methodologies with decades of battle-tested distributed systems development. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about [benefits at Google](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/). - Explore and prototype AI-native methods, including spec-driven data development, semantic specification models, and agentic spec-to-config compilation. - Contribute technical proposals, including novel product features, neuro-symbolic methodologies, and practical execution paths. - Deliver detailed system design, production coding, and validation for the Agentic Data Warehouse Platform. - Maintain code quality through thorough design and code reviews for production code and agent skills. - Collaborate with engineers across storage, query, and pipeline components to integrate aDWH and prioritize feature requests. ### Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. - 8 years of experience programming in C++. - 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products. - 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture. - 3 years of experience with software design and architecture. ### Preferred qualifications: - Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. - 8 years of experience with distributed systems. - 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction. - 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects. - Experience building agentic workflows, coding and data agents, structured agent skills, and evaluation harnesses. - Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. - 8 years of experience programming in C++. - 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products. - 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture. - 3 years of experience with software design and architecture. ## Skills - Hardware Architecture - Technical Leadership - Software Design - Systems Design - Code Review - Code Quality - Technical Direction - C++ - Computer Engineering - Computer Science - Agentic Workflows - Distributed Systems - Data Warehousing ## Related - [More jobs at Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Data & Analytics jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/data-and-analytics?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Data Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/data-and-analytics/data-engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Data Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/data-and-analytics/data-engineering/data-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Data Warehouse Developer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/data-and-analytics/data-engineering/data-engineer/data-warehouse-developer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260759 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [San Jose, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-jose?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 10951 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260759 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [San Jose, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-jose?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 10951 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)