Senior Software Engineer, GenAI, Search

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.### Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 3 years of experience with an advanced degree.
• Experience working with Machine Learning and Generative AI.
• Experience conducting data analysis and quality evaluations.
• Experience with model training and Search Quality.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field.
• Experience with Large Language Model (LLM) training, prompt tuning, or evaluating models.
• Experience conducting data analysis and designing automated qualitative/quantitative metrics (e.g., custom win/loss classifiers).
• Experience in Search Quality or developing user-facing AI products.

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

Join Google Search AI and work at the intersection of industry leading

global scale. We apply breakthrough research, leveraging models like Gemini, to launch high-impact products that help billions ask any question and get things done. If you want to drive the future of AI in Search and work with world-class experts to deliver tangible, global impact and continuous innovation, this is the place.

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.Responsibilities

--------------------

• Be prepared to discuss your knowledge and use of AI tools during the hiring process.
• Leverage new model capabilities to improve the helpfulness of AI Overviews and AI Mode on Search, adapting and pivoting to build better user experiences based on data and user feedback.
• Leverage new model capabilities to improve the helpfulness of AI Overviews and AI Mode on Search, adapting and pivoting to build better user experiences based on data and user feedback.
• Define and build robust auto-raters, tune prompts, evaluate models, and design automated qualitative and quantitative metrics (such as custom win/loss classifiers) to ensure responses are highly helpful.
• Work closely with Product Managers, UX Research/Design, Data Scientists, and partner teams to identify and deliver impactful product improvements for Search users.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.