Staff Software Engineer, Agent Quality

Google

Sunnyvale, California, United StatesFull-time$207,000–$300,000Posted Oct 30, 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, and 3 years

of experience with software design and architecture.

  • 5 years of experience leading ML design and optimizing end-to-end Machine

Learning (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing,

debugging, fine tuning).

  • 2 years of experience with GenAI techniques (e.g., LLMs, multi-modal, large

vision models) or with GenAI-related concepts (e.g., language modeling,

computer vision).

  • 2 years of experience in building Generative AI applications, Agentic

workflows and GenAI quality evaluation.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related

technical field.

  • 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams

and setting technical direction.

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

cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

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 Cloud Applied AI (AAI) powers business growth with Gemini Enterprise. Our

portfolio includes Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience (Shopping Agent, CX

Agent Studio, Agent Assist, Vertex AI Search - Commerce, Customer Experience

Insights), along with other vertical and domain packaged solutions. We enable

high adoption and speed to value by building solutions that are quickly

deployed, delivering new 0-to-1 capabilities with startup agility. Team members

operate at the forefront of AI, collaborating directly with model builders with

unprecedented speed. Join us to work on cutting-edge projects and shape the

future of AI in a fast-paced, collaborative, and impactful environment.

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:

  • Lead the definition and execution of engineering standards and

"no-regression" release gates to ensure exceptional response accuracy,

safety, and brand alignment.

  • Build the core logic for multimodal agents that execute complex reasoning to

serve various business needs across functions like sales, support, and

finance.

  • Develop automated meta-layers that allow agents to iteratively build, test,

and refine other agents, transforming development into a precise engineering

artifact.

  • Embed Gemini and Vertex AI intelligence directly into enterprise

infrastructure and collaborate with partner teams like Google DeepMind to

shape foundational agent frameworks.

  • Use data-driven analysis and evaluation pipelines to continuously improve

model performance, optimize prompts, and reduce hallucinations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering standards and no-regression release gates for response accuracy, safety, and brand alignment.
  • Build multimodal agents that reason through complex business needs.
  • Develop automated systems that let agents build, test, and refine other agents.
  • Integrate Gemini and Vertex AI into enterprise infrastructure and collaborate on foundational agent frameworks.
  • Use evaluation pipelines to improve model performance, optimize prompts, and reduce hallucinations.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of software development experience.
  • 5 years of experience testing and launching software products, and 3 years in software design and architecture.
  • 5 years of experience leading ML design and optimizing end-to-end machine learning.
  • 2 years of experience with GenAI techniques or related concepts.
  • 2 years of experience building generative AI applications, agentic workflows, and GenAI quality evaluation.
  • Preferred: Master's degree or PhD in a related technical field.
  • Preferred: 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

Benefits

  • 20% target bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Skills mentioned

Software TestingSystem DesignMachine LearningModel EvaluationModel DeploymentGenerative AILarge Language ModelsAI AgentsPrompt EngineeringModel Monitoring

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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