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Software Engineer III, AI/ML Recommendations, Rankings, Predictions

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Compensation
$147–210K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Google’s Image Search Quality team is developing the next-generation Image Search Quality stack, building on a history of machine-learning innovation and a scalable AI path. The role focuses on AI-centric workflows, search quality evaluation, and iterative experimentation. It works across Search, Research, and other teams to improve how users find and explore information at global scale.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software Development, requiredRecommendation Systems, requiredMachine Learning, requiredRanking Performance, requiredInformation Retrieval, requiredGenerative AI Integration, requiredData Structures and Algorithms, nice to haveNatural Language Processing, nice to haveAccessible Technology Development, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Practical Experience, required2 Years Software Development Experience, required1 Year Recommendation Systems Experience, required1 Year End-to-End Machine Learning Experience, requiredMaster's or PhD in Computer Science or Related Technical Fields, nice to have2 Years Data Structures and Algorithms Experience, nice to haveEnglish Proficiency, required

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Software Engineer III, AI/ML Recommendations, Rankings, Predictions

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XIn most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

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

  • 1 year of experience building and deploying recommendation systems models (retrieval, prediction, ranking, personalization, search quality, embedding) in production.

  • 1 year of experience with end-to-end Machine Learning (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging).

  • Experience applying machine learning techniques to ranking performance and information retrieval systems.

  • Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Preferred qualifications:

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

  • 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

  • Experience in natural language processing.

  • Experience developing accessible technologies.

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.

Looking beyond traditional informational and visual satisfaction, the Image Search Quality team drives new topline metrics around inspiration and freshness. We have a deep history of ML-driven innovation with multiple deep models in production, and over the last two years, we have built the foundation for a scalable, servable AI path. Our work spans close collaborations with cross-functional partners and teams across Search, Research, and more.

In this role, you will be a core member developing the next generation Image Search Quality stack.

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: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement AI-centric workflows to fulfill quality objectives.

  • Develop the next generation Image Search Quality stack as a core team member.

  • Analyze search queries, identify failure cases, propose new ideas, and validate those through experiment iterations.

  • Improve AutoRaters and evaluation metrics to guide offline quality development.

  • Adopt and contribute to the recursive self improvement agent within the development process.

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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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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 39,918 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$147–210K/yr
  • California median$164–243K/yr6,968 salary ranges
  • US median$132–215K/yr32,003 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $179K, is 13% below the California median midpoint ($205K) — in the middle half of Software Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 8,565 open Software Engineer jobs in California and 39,918 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 2 years of experience — less than three in four Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 32,890 postings).
Education
12,459 of the 39,918 open Software Engineer jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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