Senior AI/ML Software Engineer — GenAI & Geo Apps

Google Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target 15%

Benefits package

Job summary

Google New York, NY, USA seeks a Senior Software Engineer specializing in AI/ML for Geo and Gemini App. The role involves building backend C++ infrastructure within distributed systems, advancing LLM-driven features, and collaborating across Maps, Earth, and related platforms.

Ideal candidates bring strong systems design, model evaluation, and experience with TensorFlow, JAX, or PyTorch, with a preference for leadership and startup-like adaptability. In-person interviews are common.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience developing C++ backend infrastructure components within distributed systems.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI concepts (e.g., prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)).
• Experience with model quality optimization using methods such as loss analysis or quality hillclimbing.

Responsibilities

• Build context engineering pipelines, agentic workflows with tool usage, and robust evaluation frameworks.
• Analyze model behavior, creating high-quality evaluation datasets to identify weaknesses and guide performance improvements.
• Enhance serving and evaluation infrastructure to power new user-facing features.
• Act as a technical bridge between engineering, product, UX, and research teams to translate user needs into valuable features.
• Analyze user metrics and model outputs to enhance personalization and overall system helpfulness.

Skills

C++ backend

Distributed systems

LLMs

Generative AI

Model evaluation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

TensorFlow

JAX

PyTorch

Job description

Google New York, NY, USA seeks a Senior Software Engineer specializing in AI/ML for Geo and Gemini App. The role involves building backend C++ infrastructure within distributed systems, advancing LLM-driven features, and collaborating across Maps, Earth, and related platforms.

Ideal candidates bring strong systems design, model evaluation, and experience with TensorFlow, JAX, or PyTorch, with a preference for leadership and startup-like adaptability. In-person interviews are common.