Senior Software Engineer, Generative AI

Google

Sunnyvale, California, United States · New York, New York, United StatesFull-time$174,000–$252,000Posted Oct 26, 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 end-to-end machine learning (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 related technical field.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming

languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry

setting.

  • 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms in either an

academic or industry setting.

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

cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

  • 3 years of experience with ML/AI algorithms and tools, deep learning or

natural language processing.

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.

The Workspace AI platform team uses Google's state-of-the-art Gen AI models and

infrastructure to build an AI platform to power Google Workspace products, such

as Google Documents, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, Google Drive, which are actively

used by hundreds of millions of users that depend on us each day. We are helping

users be more productive by automating repetitive tasks, surfacing new insights

and visualizations, and making content creation, collaboration, and consumption

even easier. We are responsible for agentic features that help users be their

most creative, productive selves at work, school, and home.Google Cloud

accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and

industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s

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: $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 to evaluate technology choices.
  • Review developers’ code and provide feedback on quality and best practices.
  • Contribute to and update documentation or educational content.
  • Triage, debug, and resolve product or system issues.

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.
  • 3 years of end-to-end machine learning experience.
  • 1 year of experience with GenAI techniques or related concepts.
  • Preferred: advanced degree in computer science or a related technical field.
  • Preferred: experience with data structures and algorithms, cross-functional projects, and ML/AI algorithms or tools.

Benefits

  • 15% target bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Skills mentioned

PythonSystem DesignSoftware TestingMachine LearningDeep LearningGenerative AILarge Language ModelsAI AgentsModel DeploymentModel Evaluation

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

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H-1B sponsorship history

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