Software Engineer II, Early Career

Google

Los Angeles, California, United States · Mountain View, California, United States · Palo Alto, California, United States · San Bruno, California, United States · Sunnyvale, California, United StatesFull-time$123,000–$174,000Posted Nov 2, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming

languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript) in an industry setting.

  • Experience working with one or more of the following: Web or Mobile

Application Development, Unix/Linux environments, Distributed and Parallel

Systems, Machine Learning or AI, Information Retrieval, Natural Language

Processing, Networking, Developing Software Systems, or Security Software

Development.

  • Experience utilizing AI productivity tools to streamline business or

development workflows.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Experience developing accessible technologies.
  • Experience with machine learning algorithms and tools, Basics of Machine

Learning, Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI),

Recommendations/Ranking/Predictions, Natural Language Processing, Speech

Audio, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Reinforcement Learning, and Computer

Vision.

  • Experience developing infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or

experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.

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 key member of a small and versatile team, you design, test, deploy and

maintain software solutions.

Google is an engineering company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of

technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology's greatest

challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, engineers

not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage

solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers

around the world. From Google Cloud to Google Ads, Android to YouTube, social to

local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement

after another.

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

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $123000 - $174000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

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

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software.
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software.
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • At least 1 year of industry software development experience in one or more programming languages.
  • Experience in a relevant area such as web or mobile development, Unix/Linux, distributed systems, machine learning, networking, or security software.
  • Experience using AI productivity tools to streamline business or development workflows.
  • Preferred: Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Preferred: Experience developing accessible technologies, machine learning, infrastructure, distributed systems, networks, compute, storage, or hardware architecture.

Benefits

  • 15% bonus target
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Skills mentioned

PythonJavaC++JavaScriptDistributed SystemsLinuxMachine LearningGenerative AISystem DesignWeb Accessibility

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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