Senior Software Engineer

Google

Mountain View, California, United StatesFull-time$187,100–$253,000Posted Oct 12, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Information

Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field and 3 years of experience

in the job offered or in a Software Engineer-related occupation.

  • Position requires 3 years of experience in the following: Algorithm design

and data structure selection for system scalability; Software design and

systems architecture for performance and reliability; Productionizing large

language and multimodal models or ML infrastructure development for model

deployment, evaluation, and optimization; Performance engineering for

software optimization; and Software testing across the development lifecycle

including validity, verification, performance, and reliability.

ABOUT THE JOB:

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $187,100 - $253,000 +

15% bonus target + equity + benefits determined by role, level, and location.

Individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related

skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Learn more about

benefits at Google

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

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative

inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional

interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex

global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of

users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific

discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer

diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to

achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Build and enhance serving solutions for Gemini models, tailoring

configurations to meet diverse client needs and testing for optimal

performance.

  • Develop new infrastructure to support advanced capabilities, such as

large-scale streaming and specialized audio logic within the orchestration

framework.

  • Guarantee the quality of Gemini models in production by triaging system

issues, debugging code, and implementing robust monitoring systems.

  • Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews to

establish and maintain best practices in software development.

  • Drive the long-term technical vision and roadmap for your team, evolving

strategies to meet future requirements and infrastructure needs.

Responsibilities

  • Build and improve serving solutions for Gemini models, optimizing configurations and performance.
  • Develop infrastructure for large-scale streaming and specialized audio capabilities.
  • Triage production issues, debug code, and implement monitoring to ensure model quality.
  • Collaborate on design and code reviews and maintain software development best practices.
  • Drive the team’s technical vision, roadmap, and infrastructure strategy.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
  • At least 3 years of experience as a Software Engineer or in a related occupation.
  • 3 years of experience in algorithm design, data structures, software design, and systems architecture.
  • 3 years of experience productionizing large language or multimodal models, or developing ML infrastructure for model deployment, evaluation, and optimization.
  • 3 years of experience in performance engineering and software testing across the development lifecycle.

Benefits

  • 15% target bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Skills mentioned

System DesignDistributed SystemsLarge Language ModelsModel ServingModel DeploymentModel EvaluationPerformance OptimizationSoftware TestingDebuggingModel Monitoring

About Google

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