Software Engineer III, AI/ML, Google Ads

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience programming in Python or C++.
• 1 year of experience with one or more of the following: 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 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 next‑generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. We need engineers who bring fresh ideas from areas such as information retrieval, distributed computing, large‑scale system design, networking, data storage, security, AI, natural language processing, UI design, and mobile. As a software engineer, you will work on a critical project in Google Ads, which powers the open internet with search, display, shopping, travel and video advertising, and analytics.

You will have opportunities to switch teams and projects as you grow.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, code quality, testability, and efficiency).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt it based on product updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve them by analyzing their impact on hardware, network, or service operations.
• Implement solutions in specialized ML areas, utilize ML infrastructure, and contribute to model optimization and data processing.

Compensation

The U.S. base salary range for this full‑time position is $147,000–$211,000, plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Salary is determined by role, level, location, and other factors. Compensation details listed in U.S. postings reflect the base salary only and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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