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Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML

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Compensation
$174–252K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Google seeks a Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML to develop and apply machine learning models that improve generative AI quality and core products. The engineer will translate research into product impact, build large-scale data-processing infrastructure, and analyze user-log data. The role involves collaboration through design and code reviews and work in specialized machine-learning areas.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software DevelopmentSoftware TestingSoftware MaintenanceSoftware LaunchingSoftware DesignSoftware ArchitectureLarge Language ModelsNatural Language ProcessingHuman-Computer InteractionComputer VisionML InfrastructureModel DeploymentModel EvaluationModel OptimizationData ProcessingDebuggingData StructuresAlgorithmsApplied Machine LearningTensorFlowPythonML Model DevelopmentAnalytical AbilityData Analysis

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Equivalent Practical Experience5 Years Software Development Experience3 Years Software Product Experience1 Year Software Design and Architecture Experience3 Years LLM, NLP, HCI, or Computer Vision Experience3 Years ML Infrastructure ExperienceMaster's or PhD in CS or Related Field5 Years Data Structures and Algorithms ExperienceEnglish Proficiency

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.

  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

  • 3 years of experience with one or more of the following: large language models, natural language processing, human computer interaction, or computer vision.

  • 3 years of experience with ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, optimization, data processing, debugging).

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.

  • 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

  • Applied ML skills (LLMs, NLP), experience with TensorFlow, python, and building/launching ML models.

  • Strong analytic abilities for data analysis.

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.

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 aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • 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).

  • Translate research into product impact and improvements in generative AI quality.

  • Develop and evaluate new ML models with large scale user logs data. Build infrastructure for processing large scale data and perform statistical data analysis to derive actionable insights.

  • Drive applications of ML models to improve quality for various core Google products.

  • Design and implement solutions in one or more specialized ML areas, leverage ML infrastructure, and demonstrate expertise in a chosen field.

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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/) .

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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.

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How this job compares

Set against the 41,882 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$174–252K/yr
  • California median$165–246K/yr7,782 salary ranges
  • US median$135–218K/yr33,226 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $213K, is 4% above the California median midpoint ($205K) — in the middle half of Software Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 9,705 open Software Engineer jobs in California and 41,882 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (34,350 postings).
Education
13,565 of the 41,882 open Software Engineer jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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