Senior Software Engineer, Generative AI, Google Workspace

Google
Kirkland, Washington, United StatesFull-time$174,000–$252,000Posted Aug 27, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming

languages.

  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products,

and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

  • 3 years of experience with ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model

evaluation, optimization, data processing, debugging).

  • 1 year of experience with GenAI techniques (e.g., LLMs, Multi-Modal, Large

Vision Models) or with GenAI-related concepts (language modeling, computer

vision ).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving

cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

  • 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
  • Experience developing accessible technologies.

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and

deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance

software solutions.AI will change the future of work in profound ways, and our

products— Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Sheets, Vids and Meet are at the

forefront. From pre-computed summaries for email threads, summaries for

meetings, and videos created from a document using lifelike AI avatars, our AI

opportunity is huge. Our mission is to meaningfully connect people so they can

create, build, and grow together and as part of the team you can build how

productivity tools should work 5-10 years into the future. You will work with

model builders (Google DeepMind), work with exceptional leaders, and have the

ability to impact billions of users across the world.Individual pay is

determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant

education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

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

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Write and test product or system development code.
  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide

amongst available technologies.

  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best

practices (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.

Responsibilities

  • Write and test product or system development code.
  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices.
  • 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.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
  • 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
  • 3 years of experience with ML infrastructure.
  • 1 year of experience with GenAI techniques or concepts.

Benefits

  • 15% bonus target
  • equity
  • comprehensive benefits package

Skills mentioned

Generative AILarge Language ModelsModel DeploymentModel EvaluationPerformance OptimizationDebuggingSystem DesignDistributed SystemsSoftware TestingWeb Accessibility

About Google

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