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Software Engineer

Google

Mountain View, CA · HybridFull-time$153–211K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$153–211K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CAHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Google seeks a Software Engineer to apply research to high-impact problems and build robust product code. The role includes prototyping generative AI solutions, developing and testing systems, resolving operational issues, and managing deployment activities. It reports to the Google office and may allow a hybrid schedule under Google policy. The position requires a bachelor's degree in a listed or related field and two years of relevant experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software DevelopmentJavaCC++PythonGoKotlinTypeScriptData StructuresAlgorithmsSystems ThinkingTechnical Problem AnalysisCross-Functional CollaborationUser-Facing Feature DeliveryWeb Frontend Development

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Listed or Related Field2 Years Relevant ExperienceEnglish Proficiency

Full job description

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineer-related occupation.

  • Position requires 2 years of experience in the following: Software development using Java, C, C++, Python, Go, Kotlin or Typescript; Designing and applying data structures or algorithms; Systems thinking or analyzing technical problems from a broad, systems-level perspective; Collaborating with cross-functional partners to deliver user facing features for high usage applications; and Participating in the full lifecycle of web frontend projects from proof-of-concept to implementation.

About the job

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $152,800 - $211,000 + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Position reports to the Google office & may allow for a hybrid schedule per Google policy.

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

Responsibilities

  • Apply research to high-impact problems by prototyping GenAI solutions, curating datasets, and building ML pipelines for generative media, multimodal understanding, and reinforcement learning.

  • Develop and test robust product code, performing comprehensive testing that includes integration, performance, and security to ensure system quality and reliability.

  • Collaborate with peers through rigorous design and code reviews to enforce best practices, improve system testability, and ensure overall efficiency and accuracy.

  • Triage and resolve complex system issues by debugging, analyzing root causes, and implementing solutions to optimize hardware, network, and service operations.

  • Create and maintain technical documentation and educational materials, adapting content based on product updates and user feedback to ensure clarity and relevance. Manage the full deployment lifecycle by contributing to system qualification, monitoring, process automation, and paying down technical debt to improve long-term scalability.

Information collected and processed as part of your Google Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Google'sApplicant and Candidate Privacy Policy (./privacy-policy) .

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other organization location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.

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 https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.

How this job compares

Set against the 40,832 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$153–211K/yr
  • California median$165–246K/yr7,688 salary ranges
  • US median$135–218K/yr32,472 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $182K, is 11% below the California median midpoint ($205K) — in the middle half of Software Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 9,560 open Software Engineer jobs in California and 40,832 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 33,318 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 14,022 of the 40,832 open Software Engineer jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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