Software Engineer, Full Stack, Learning and Education

Google

Mountain View, California, United StatesFull-time$207,000–$300,000Posted Oct 19, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
  • 5 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as

Java, Python, Golang, or C++ codebases, and front-end experience including

JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.

  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving

cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

  • Experience in navigating a complex product space and setting technical

roadmaps.

  • Experience in building robust and scalable infrastructure, or in evaluating

complex systems.

  • Experience managing ambiguity and launching a reliable experience in a

cross-functional team environment.

  • Experience in applied ML in the generative AI era (prompt engineering,

agentic system, evals, synthetic data generation).

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.

This is a unique chance to join our multidisciplinary team of PMs, PgMs,

Learning science, UX, Research Scientists and Engineers and work on AI research,

building from zero to one. You will be building, developing, and working with

advanced AI technologies and turning new ideas into finished products,

fundamentally impacting students'lives.

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/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Solve open ended ambiguous problems, while Influencing the team roadmap.
  • Manage full stack rapid prototyping derisking new student experiences.
  • Scope, design and build libraries, APIs/Services to launch the functionality

on google surfaces.

  • Self direct and be comfortable operating independently with minimal

oversight.

  • Collaborate with internal and external teams. Be a leader in the

collaborations.

Responsibilities

  • Solve ambiguous problems and influence the team roadmap.
  • Rapidly prototype full-stack student experiences.
  • Design and build libraries, APIs, and services for Google products.
  • Work independently with minimal oversight.
  • Lead collaboration with internal and external teams.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of software development experience.
  • 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
  • 5 years of full-stack development experience with back-end and front-end technologies.
  • 3 years of software design and architecture experience.
  • Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.
  • Preferred: Experience in complex, cross-functional organizations, technical roadmapping, scalable infrastructure, and applied generative AI.

Benefits

  • 20% target bonus
  • Equity
  • Google benefits

Skills mentioned

PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptFrontend DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentSystem DesignSoftware TestingGenerative AILarge Language ModelsPrompt Engineering

About Google

A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone. Check out our career opportunities at goo.gle/3DLEokh

Software Development10,001+ employeesMountain View, CA

H-1B sponsorship history

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