Software Engineer III, Backend Development, Google Health Labs

Google LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Google London, UK is seeking software engineers to work on next‑generation health research platforms. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining scalable components and services, with opportunities to explore AI and large language model applications across multi‑site teams.

Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 2 years of software development or 1 year with an advanced degree. London‑based interview process may be in person.

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.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain common components and infrastructure spanning data processing, infrastructure, serving, and development that power Google Health research.
• Develop new prototype systems to test innovative research ideas.
• Help partner teams integrate with the infrastructure and tools.
• Own and maintain existing or new services, including participating in the on call rotation.
• Communicate and work with multi-disciplinary and multi-site teams.

Skills

Programming languages

Software development experience

LLM / AI experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree or PhD

Tools

Kotlin

Android

Generative AI tools

Backend systems

Job description

Google London, UK

X In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

• 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.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience building, evaluating, or deploying Large Language Model (LLM) applications, conversational agents, or agentic frameworks.
• Experience designing and operating scalable, low-latency microservices and distributed backend systems.
• Experience with Kotlin, Android and generative AI tools.
• Experience with backend software development.

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.

With your technical expertise, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain common components and infrastructure spanning data processing, infrastructure, serving, and development that power Google Health research.
• Develop new prototype systems to test innovative research ideas.
• Help partner teams integrate with the infrastructure and tools.
• Own and maintain existing or new services, including participating in the on call rotation.
• Communicate and work with multi-disciplinary and multi-site teams.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents‑to‑be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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