About this role

Google is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer based in Sunnyvale, CA. The posting calls out experience with LLMs, RAG, Reinforcement Learning, Prompt Engineering. Compensation is listed at $147,000–$211,000 per year.

Role: Software Engineer
Function: software engineering
Level: mid
Track: Individual contributor
Employment: Full-time
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posted: Jun 25, 2026

Job description

from Google careers

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.The Cloud Applied AI (AAI) powers business growth with Gemini Enterprise. Our portfolio includes Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience (Shopping Agent, CX Agent Studio, Agent Assist, Vertex AI Search - Commerce, Customer Experience Insights), along with other vertical and domain packaged solutions. We enable high adoption and speed to value by building solutions that are quickly deployed, delivering new 0-to-1 capabilities with startup agility. Team members operate at the forefront of AI, collaborating directly with model builders with unprecedented speed. Join us to work on cutting-edge projects and shape the future of AI in a fast-paced, collaborative, and impactful environment.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $211000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

Execute experiments to vet emerging AI capabilities and determine their internal product-market fit.
Deploy and maintain production-grade AI agents capable of reasoning, tool-use, and multi-step task execution.
Manage the full lifecycle of your code, from initial prompt engineering and fine-tuning to Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and real-time monitoring of agent performance.

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
1 year of experience with one or more of the following: speech/audio (e.g., technology duplicating and responding to the human voice), reinforcement learning (e.g., sequential decision making), or specialization in another ML field.
1 year of experience with ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, optimization, data processing, debugging).
Experience with generative AI agents and working with cross-functional teams.

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
Experience building with Large Language Model (LLM) orchestration frameworks.
Experience with LLM concepts, including prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and model evaluation techniques.
Experience developing accessible technologies.