Software Engineer III, AI/ML, Core

Google; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

PTO 20 days per year

Sick time 40 hours/year

Holidays 13 days/year

Maternity leave 28–30 weeks

Baby bonding leave 18 weeks

Seattle sick time 69 hours/year

Job summary

Google is seeking a software engineer to design and deploy scalable ML models and data pipelines. You will collaborate with Product Managers, Data Scientists, and ML Engineers to translate requirements into practical, production-ready solutions at scale.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 2 years in software development or 1 year with an advanced degree, and 1 year in ML/infrastructure domains such as deployment and evaluation. This role requires in-person interviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 1 year of experience with one or more of: LLM systems, speech/audio, reinforcement learning, ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field.
• 1 year of experience with AI/ML infrastructure (model deployment, evaluation, optimization, data processing, debugging).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy robust ML models and infrastructure.
• Build, own and maintain scalable data pipelines and feature stores.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Data Scientists to translate requirements into solutions.
• Monitor and optimize production ML models for latency and cost-efficiency.

Skills

Software development

LLM systems

AI/ML infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science

Job description

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

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 1 year of experience with one or more of the following: LLM systems, speech/audio (e.g., technology duplicating and responding to the human voice), reinforcement learning (e.g., sequential decision making), ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field.
• 1 year of experience with AI/ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, optimization, data processing, debugging).

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.

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.The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Design, develop, test, and deploy robust, production-grade ML models and infrastructure.
• Build, own and maintain scalable data pipelines, feature stores, and automated training/evaluation workflows to support continuous model iteration.
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Data Scientists and other ML Engineers to translate requirements into concrete technical solutions.
• Monitor, benchmark, and optimize production ML models for latency, throughput, and cost-efficiency without compromising prediction quality.

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 .