Software Engineer, Applied AI, Model Quality

Google

New York, New York, United StatesFull-time$174,000–$252,000Posted Oct 20, 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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • 5 years 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.

  • 5 years of experience with ML design and ML infrastructure (e.g., model

deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).

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

cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

  • Experience integrating generative AI tools or Large Language Model (LLM)

interfaces into workflows.

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.

As a part of Google Pics, an AI-powered visual editor integrated across Google

Workspace to bring Generative AI photo and design capabilities directly onto the

canvas. In this role, you will work with the image-understanding capabilities of

GemPix and Gemini to empower users to edit, transform, and generate images

across all Workspace surfaces. You will be executing against a product roadmap,

building on limited testing and consumer experiments. You will join a team that

requires executing against a roadmap of model capabilities.

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:

  • Build both human-powered and Large Language Model (LLM)-powered automated

evaluation systems to assess model performance.

  • Establish clear metrics to measure aspects like grounding, coherence, safety,

and helpfulness.

  • Utilize platforms and tools to efficiently run evaluations across different

models and datasets.

  • Provide actionable insights from evaluations to improve model quality, often

in collaboration with research, and cross-functional teams.

  • Create tools and systems that make the evaluation process more efficient and

effective.

Responsibilities

  • Build human-powered and LLM-powered systems to evaluate model performance.
  • Establish metrics for grounding, coherence, safety, and helpfulness.
  • Run evaluations across models and datasets using appropriate platforms and tools.
  • Share actionable evaluation insights to improve model quality with research and cross-functional teams.
  • Create tools and systems that make evaluations more efficient and effective.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of software development experience.
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, including 1 year in software design and architecture.
  • Preferred: Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Preferred: 5 years of experience in speech/audio, reinforcement learning, ML infrastructure, or another ML field.
  • Preferred: 5 years of experience with ML design and infrastructure, such as model deployment, evaluation, data processing, debugging, or fine-tuning.
  • Preferred: 3 years of experience in a complex, matrixed organization on cross-functional or cross-business projects.
  • Preferred: Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Benefits

  • 15% target bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Skills mentioned

PythonMachine LearningModel EvaluationGenerative AILarge Language ModelsSoftware TestingModel DeploymentData AnalysisAutomationSystem Design

About Google

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