Senior Software Engineer, Search Platforms

Google LLC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Search Platforms in Bengaluru, India. You’ll contribute to Search Serving Infrastructure and AI-first experiences, tackling scalable systems and cross-functional collaboration across teams.

The role emphasizes leadership, system design, and rapid iteration on core infrastructure for billions of users worldwide. In-person interviews are common in our hiring process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 6 years of experience programming in C++.
• 4 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, software design and architecture.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or Large Language Model (LLM) interfaces into workflows.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

Skills

Software development

Testing & QA

Software design

Software architecture

Data structures & algorithms

C++

Technical leadership

AI/LLM integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Search Platforms

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

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 6 years of experience programming in C++.
• 4 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, software design and architecture.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or Large Language Model (LLM) interfaces into workflows.

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.

Search Serving Infrastructure (SSI)

Search Serving Infrastructure (SSI) provides the framework for the sustainable, performant, and reliable execution of Search products and features at scale. In close collaboration with DeepMind, Search is evolving at a rapid pace, with the platform being reimagined for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-first experiences like AI Overviews (AIO) and AI Mode (AIM). While we continue to optimize the classic Search Results Page (SRP), our primary focus for 2026 is supercharging rapidly-growing AI experiences. We are set to dramatically speed up products like AIM and AIO through full-stack optimizations, ranging from low-level thread scheduling to User Interface (UI) rendering performance. In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

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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