Senior Software Engineer, Generative AI/ML, Search Ads
Company: Google
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: January 9, 2026
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Job Description:
Minimum qualifications: Bachelors degree or equivalent practical
experience. 5 years of experience in software development with
Python. 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching
software products, and 1 year of experience with software design
and architecture. 3 years of experience building and deploying
recommendation systems models (retrieval, prediction, ranking,
personalization, search quality, embedding) in production and
experience building architecture. 3 years of experience with ML
infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation,
optimization, data processing, debugging). Preferred
qualifications: Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science or a
related technical field. 5 years of experience with data structures
and algorithms. 3 years of experience working with very large data
set. 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role. 1 year of
experience with GenAI techniques (e.g., Large Language Models,
Multi-Modal, Large Vision Models) or with GenAI-related concepts
(e.g., language modeling, computer vision ). Experience in building
products using Machine Learning techniques including Natural
Language Processing (NLP). About the job Googles 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. Were 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 US base
salary range for this full-time position is $166,000-$244,000 bonus
equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level,
and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by
work location and additional factors, including job-related skills,
experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can
share more about the specific salary range for your preferred
location during the hiring process. Please note that the
compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base
salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn
more about benefits at Google . Responsibilities Write and test
product or system development code. Collaborate with peers and
stakeholders through design and code reviews to ensure best
practices amongst available technologies (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.
Design and implement recommendation systems models across different
domains, leverage ML infrastructure, and contribute to architecture
design. Work with and finetune LLMs for targeting, large-scale
retrieval, pseudo-rater, and other Ads applications.
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