Senior Software Engineer, Google Cloud

Google; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers to build next-generation AI-powered features at scale. You will work on projects spanning information retrieval, distributed computing, and large-scale systems, with opportunities to switch teams as Google evolves.

The role emphasizes AI-SDLC practices, code quality, and collaboration across full-stack teams. Google Cloud accelerates digital transformation and supports customers in hundreds of countries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience programming in Go or Python.
• 3 years of experience in software development, and designing, implementing distributed systems or cloud-native infrastructure, LLMs, Generative AI, and Agentic AI frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex features such as domain-specific conversational AI agents for essential public sector domains such as Agriculture and Education.
• Advocate high standards for code quality and system reliability through rigorous design reviews and CI/CD pipelines, on-call health etc.
• Refine open-ended technical problems into tractable projects, generating innovative solutions for scaling and reliability.
• Work as an AI-first SWE demonstrating strong AI-SDLC practices in all aspects such as product requirement articulation, design, implementation, coding and code reviews.
• Demonstrate humility, hunger and smartness. Be the Ideal team player.

Skills

Go/Python

Distributed systems

Cloud-native

LLMs/Generative AI

AI framework design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

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

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience programming in Go or Python.
• 3 years of experience in software development, and designing, implementing distributed systems or cloud-native infrastructure, Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, and Agentic AI frameworks.

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in AI/ML and software development.
• Experience with Distributed Systems, Generative AI, Generative AI Agent, Cloud, Full-Stack 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.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex features such as domain-specific conversational AI agents for essential public sector domains such as Agriculture and Education..
• Advocate high standards for code quality and system reliability through rigorous design reviews and CI/CD pipelines, on-call health etc.
• Refine open-ended technical problems into tractable projects, generating innovative solutions for scaling and reliability.
• Work as an AI-first SWE demonstrating strong AI-SDLC practices in all aspects such as product requirement articulation, design, implementation, coding and code reviews.
• Demonstrate humility, hunger and smartness. Be the Ideal team player.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .