Senior Software Engineer, Discover Recommendations and AI Feed
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Senior Software Engineer, Discover Recommendations and AI Feed
174,000–253,000 / Year
Location
Mountain View, CA, USA
Experience
Senior
Posted
Jul 18, 2026
Apply by
August 17, 2026
Applicants
0
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Job Description
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 building and deploying recommendation systems models (retrieval, prediction, ranking, personalization, search quality, embedding) in production. 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture. Experience with building Deep Learning models with the core TensorFlow, PyTorch, or JAX . Experience building architecture. Preferred qualifications: Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field. 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms. 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role. 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. Manage end-to-end modeling for the whole personalization flow including retrieval, ranking, user understanding, and prediction for search notification. Work on state of the art modeling problems including sequence-based user understanding, real-time training, personalization with LLM empowerment, etc. 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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $174000 - $253000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities Write and test product or system development code. Innovate of adapting recommendation algorithms towards new applications and new surfaces. Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback. Experiment with novel signals, labels, architectures, policies and training regimens. Design and implement recommendation systems models across different domains, leverage ML infrastructure, and contribute to architecture design.
Key Responsibilities
- Write and test product or system development code.
- Innovate by adapting recommendation algorithms towards new applications and surfaces.
- Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product updates and user feedback.
- Experiment with novel signals, labels, architectures, policies, and training regimens.
- Design and implement recommendation systems models across different domains.
- Leverage ML infrastructure and contribute to architecture design.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
Skills Required
Software developmentRecommendation systemsDeep LearningTensorFlowPyTorchJAXSoftware design and architectureTestingSystem developmentLeadershipVersatilityEnthusiasmData structures and algorithmsTechnical leadershipAccessible technologies
Benefits
- 15% bonus target
- Equity
- Health insurance
- 401(k) match
- Unlimited PTO
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