Software Engineer II, Retrieval Engine, Infrastructure
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Software Engineer II, Retrieval Engine, Infrastructure
Location
Zürich, Switzerland
Experience
Mid
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. 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript). 1 year of experience with data structures and algorithms. 1 year of experience with Infrastructure, Machine Learning. Preferred qualifications: Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field. 1 year of experience with C++.
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. Retrieval Engine's mission is to provide scalable, easy-to-use, information retrieval over all Google's data. It enables efficient, reliable, real-time retrieval over large-scale datasets containing multiple types of data, including embeddings, text, geo-locations, and numerics. Retrieval Engine is used to power the worlds largest search engines such as google.com, YouTube.com and others and we're building infrastructure and quality systems that feed GenAI model's context windows with relevant information (example applications are Search AI Mode, Search AI Overviews, and Gemini).The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.
Responsibilities 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. Write product or system development code; Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency). Improve the infrastructure and quality for Gemini, google.com, etc. Work at the intersection of infrastructure (run efficiently at scale) and quality (return the best results).
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to existing documentation and educational content based on product updates.
- Triage product or system issues and debug by analyzing sources of impact on hardware, network, or service operations.
- Write product or system development code.
- Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback on style guidelines, accuracy, testability, and efficiency.
- Improve infrastructure and quality for Gemini, google.com, and other products.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Skills Required
PythonCC++JavaJavaScriptData structures and algorithmsInfrastructureMachine LearningLeadershipVersatilityProblem solving
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