Senior Software Engineer, Generative AI, Maps

Google LLC; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Mountain View, CA, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on Generative AI for Maps. The role involves building scalable AI-powered features and collaborating with cross‑functional teams to ship high‑impact software.

The team values deep engineering rigor, prompt engineering, and advancement of GenAI capabilities across mapping products. On‑site interviews are common and compensation includes a substantial package.

Qualifications

• 5 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products with 1 year in design/architecture.
• 3 years of ML concepts including model evaluation and prompt engineering.
• 1 year of GenAI techniques (LLMs, Multi-Modal, Large Vision Models) or related concepts.

Responsibilities

• Write, test and deploy software solutions for Maps products.
• Collaborate across teams to review designs and select appropriate technologies.
• Contribute to code reviews, documentation and product quality improvements.
• Help triage issues affecting performance, reliability and user experience.

Skills

Software development

ML concepts

GenAI techniques

Prompt engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

GenAI tooling

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Generative AI, Maps

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• 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.
• 3 years of experience with machine learning concepts, including model evaluation and prompt engineering.
• 1 year of experience with GenAI techniques (e.g., LLMs, Multi‑Modal, Large Vision Models) or with GenAI‑related concepts (language modeling, computer vision).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross‑functional, or cross‑business projects.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience designing simple interfaces for AI agents or predictive automation tools.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

• 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.

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