Senior Software Engineer, Search AI/ML
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Senior Software Engineer, Search AI/ML
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Experience
Senior
Posted
Jul 18, 2026
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August 17, 2026
Applicants
0
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Job Description
info_outline XGoogle welcomes people with disabilities. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., C++, Python, Kotlin or Java). 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 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. 2 years of experience with AI/Machine Learning, or 3 years with a PhD degree in Computer Science or Machine Learning. 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role. 1 year of experience with applications of LLMs.
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. Our team is responsible for LLM applications on Google Search. We extensively work on prompting LLMs, utilizing search inputs and signals, building ML models, establishing and executing quality evaluations, running and analyzing experiments, and building/verifying product hypotheses for bringing the best quality to Google Search users. 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.
Responsibilities Identify and address search quality problems by observing experiment data and discussing with stakeholders. Build technical solutions by utilizing large-scale data and building ML models, working on a large-scale backend code stack. Evaluate and launch improvements by establishing and executing quality evaluations, running and analyzing experiments, and assessing user value with data points. Work as a member of the cross-organizational virtual team across different locations and roles.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and address search quality problems by observing experiment data and discussing with stakeholders.
- Build technical solutions by utilizing large-scale data and building ML models.
- Evaluate and launch improvements by establishing and executing quality evaluations.
- Run and analyze experiments to assess user value with data points.
- Work as a member of a cross-organizational virtual team across different locations and roles.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
Skills Required
C++PythonKotlinJavaML infrastructureModel deploymentModel evaluationOptimizationData processingDebuggingSoftware designSoftware architectureLeadershipCommunicationProblem solvingData structures and algorithmsLLMsTechnical leadership
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