Senior Software Engineer, Local Search Quality

1 Month ago • 5-8 Years • Full Stack Development • $161,000 PA - $239,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer in Local Search Quality at Google, you'll improve the performance of Place Search retrieval and ranking, focusing on latency and capacity improvements. This includes identifying areas for optimization, experimenting with solutions, and launching enhancements with minimal quality impact. You'll also develop a new low-latency Place search, collaborating with clients to understand and meet their needs. The role requires strong C++ programming skills, experience with data structures/algorithms, software testing and launch, and software design and architecture. Experience with object-oriented programming, templates, and the STL is essential. You'll be working on a project critical to Google's needs, with opportunities to switch teams and projects.
Must have:
  • 5+ years C++ software development experience
  • Experience with data structures/algorithms
  • Software testing, maintenance, and launch experience
  • Object-oriented programming, templates, STL proficiency
  • Improve Place Search performance (latency, capacity)
Good to have:
  • Master's/PhD in CS or related field
  • Technical leadership experience
  • Machine Learning (ML) experience with LLMs
  • Experience developing accessible technologies

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience developing software applications using the C++ programming language, and with data structures/algorithms.
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience with object-oriented programming, templates, and the Standard Template Library (STL).

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
  • Experience in a Machine Learning (ML) using Large Language Models.
  • 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.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $161,000-$239,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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Responsibilities

  • Improve the performance of Place Search retrieval and ranking flow to improve latency and capacity. This involves identifying potential goals for improvement, along with experimenting and launching efficiency improvements with minimal quality impact.
  • Develop a new latency Place search and engage with clients to understand and deliver on their needs.

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