Senior Software Engineer, Search Ecosystem

Google•Mountain View, CA

5h•$166,000 - $244,000

About The Position

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. In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally. 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 [https://careers.google.com/benefits/].

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience with software development in Python, Java and SQL 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 designing and implementing systems with specific quality of service (QoS) guarantees.
3 years of experience with performance software systems.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
Experience with Google technologies, Flume, and Colaboratory.
Familiarity with runtimes, programming languages, distributed systems concepts and practices.
Ability to run quick experiments, working with leads, as well as own modules, with an interest in code health and working with users.
Ability to learn and work on a stack involving LLMs, and a new domain solving uncharted problems.

Responsibilities

Write and test product or system development code.
Leverage a working knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs) and be able to impart the knowledge to the team. Create infrastructure on top of LLMs and train the models on the requisite capabilities.
Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
Design and implement solutions in one or more specialized ML areas, leverage ML infrastructure, and demonstrate expertise in a chosen field.