Software Engineer III, Retrieval Quality, Core
Google · San Jose, CA | San Francisco, CA
About this role
Google is hiring a mid-level QA Engineer in the software engineering function based in San Jose, CA | San Francisco, CA. The posting calls out experience with LLMs, Distributed Systems, Data Structures, Data Visualization. Compensation is listed at $147,000–$211,000 per year.
- Role
- QA Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- San Jose, CA | San Francisco, CA
- Posted
- May 15, 2026
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Job description
from Google careersIn this role, you would be responsible for the development and maintenance of core retrieval and ranking mechanisms, improving the recall, performance, quality, and latency of some of our core serving systems.
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.