Software Engineer III, Content Acquisition Platforms
Google · Tokyo, Japan
About this role
Google is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer based in Tokyo, Japan. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, Data Structures, ETL.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Posted
- May 19, 2026
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Job description
from Google careersGoogle'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 team is building a sustainable platform to acquire diverse and valuable content sets for various applications within Google. A key challenge is determining the intrinsic value of content. We develop and operate systems that use innovative mechanisms to source content, guided by our understanding of its quality and potential utility. Our platform includes components for content valuation, acquisition, and management.