Software Engineer III, AI/ML

Google
San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-time$147,000–$210,000Posted Aug 27, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with software development in the Python programming

language.

  • 1 year of experience with Generative AI.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  • 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
  • Experience with GoLang programming language.

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.

SecLM is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform of Gemini that offers added

value for security partners and customers building security applications. The

platform applies Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic workflows and

grounding, with evaluations incorporating the unsurpassed security intelligence

such as Google’s visibility into the threat landscape and Mandiant’s frontline

intelligence on vulnerabilities, malware, threat indicators, and behavioral

threat actor profiles.Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to

digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade

solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help

developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and

territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and

solve their most critical business problems.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:

  • Write product or system development code.
  • Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews to

ensure best practices amongst available technologies (e.g., style guidelines,

checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).

  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content

based on product/program updates and user feedback.

  • Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the

sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations

and quality.

  • Implement solutions in one or more specialized ML areas, utilize ML

infrastructure, and contribute to model optimization and data processing.

Responsibilities

  • Write product or system development code.
  • Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews to ensure best practices amongst available technologies.
  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
  • Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
  • Implement solutions in one or more specialized ML areas, utilize ML infrastructure, and contribute to model optimization and data processing.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with software development in the Python programming language.
  • 1 year of experience with Generative AI.
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields (preferred).
  • 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms (preferred).
  • Experience with GoLang programming language (preferred).

Benefits

  • 15% bonus target
  • equity
  • benefits

Skills mentioned

PythonGoGenerative AIRetrieval-Augmented GenerationAI AgentsMachine LearningModel EvaluationDistributed SystemsSystem DesignDebugging

About Google

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