Senior Generative AI Engineer - ML Systems & LLMs

Google; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers to build the next generation of AI-driven advertising technology and large-scale systems. You will work on a platform that connects advertisers with powerful agentic AI, shaping multiturn workflows and scalable backend APIs.

The team emphasizes collaboration, code reviews, and rigorous design documentation. Responsibilities include end-to-end feature development, system design, and sharing technical knowledge across teams while advancing privacy, security,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C++, Python, or Go).
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience with one or more of the following: Speech/audio, reinforcement learning, ML infrastructure or specialization in another ML field.
• 3 years of experience with ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, optimization, data processing, debugging, prompt engineering, LLM output validation).

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code, focusing on end-to-end features spanning user-facing interfaces to backend APIs and databases.
• Collaborate through design and code reviews to ensure system accuracy, testability, and engineering best practices.
• Create and update technical documentation, API specs, and developer guides based on product updates and user feedback.
• Triage, debug, and resolve platform issues, analyzing root causes and downstream impacts on operations.
• Design and implement ML solutions focusing on agentic prompts and multi-turn conversational workflows.

Skills

Software development experience

Testing/maintenance/launching software

ML infrastructure experience

ML field specialization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Math/related

Master’s or PhD in CS/Math/related

Tools

Java

C++

Python

Go

Job description

Google is seeking software engineers to build the next generation of AI-driven advertising technology and large-scale systems. You will work on a platform that connects advertisers with powerful agentic AI, shaping multiturn workflows and scalable backend APIs.

The team emphasizes collaboration, code reviews, and rigorous design documentation. Responsibilities include end-to-end feature development, system design, and sharing technical knowledge across teams while advancing privacy, security,