Software Engineer

Google
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesFull-time$147,000–$210,000Posted Aug 26, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with software development in C++.
  • 1 year of experience with one or more of the following: Speech/audio (e.g.,

technology duplicating and responding to the human voice), reinforcement

learning (e.g., sequential decision making), ML infrastructure, or

specialization in another ML field.

  • 1 year of experience with ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model

evaluation, optimization, data processing, debugging).

  • Experience in system design, system architecture, and large-scale distributed

systems.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  • Experience in implementing data privacy principles, secure data managing, or

data governance frameworks.

  • Experience in developing, implementing, and monitoring organizational policy

compliance programs.

  • Experience in analyzing data sets using database and scripting languages

(e.g., SQL, R, Python).

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

Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any

way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges

and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and

useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search

team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people

globally.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design, implement, and maintain high-quality software focused on mitigating a

full range of external and internal access-related security risks within

Search.

  • Contribute to the codebase by authoring technical design documents, writing

well-tested code, and participating in code reviews and debugging to ensure

system reliability.

  • Participate in team planning to translate the team's high-level technical

goals and strategy into actionable engineering tasks that align with

quarterly objectives and key results (OKRs).

  • Work closely with peer engineers, Technical Program Managers (TPMs), and

other stakeholders to deliver on project milestones and provide regular

progress updates.

  • Foster a collaborative and safe environment by communicating effectively,

valuing perspectives, and supporting your peers.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain high-quality software focused on mitigating a full range of external and internal access-related security risks within Search.
  • Contribute to the codebase by authoring technical design documents, writing well-tested code, and participating in code reviews and debugging to ensure system reliability.
  • Participate in team planning to translate the team's high-level technical goals and strategy into actionable engineering tasks that align with quarterly objectives and key results (OKRs).
  • Work closely with peer engineers, Technical Program Managers (TPMs), and other stakeholders to deliver on project milestones and provide regular progress updates.
  • Foster a collaborative and safe environment by communicating effectively, valuing perspectives, and supporting your peers.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with software development in C++.
  • 1 year of experience with one or more of the following: Speech/audio, reinforcement learning, ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field.
  • 1 year of experience with ML infrastructure.
  • Experience in system design, system architecture, and large-scale distributed systems.

Benefits

  • 15% bonus target
  • equity
  • benefits

Skills mentioned

C++Machine LearningMLOpsModel DeploymentModel EvaluationSystem DesignDistributed SystemsDebuggingApplication SecurityUnit Testing

About Google

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