Google

Senior Software Engineer, Search AI Rater Quality

Google$174K — $252K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or relevant practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in software development with various programming languages.
  • Familiarity with search relevance and quality metrics like NDCG, precision, and recall.
  • Experience with exploratory data analysis using SQL, R, or Python.
  • Preferred: Master's or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Preferred: Experience with Generative AI systems and Large Language Models.
  • Preferred: Experience leading projects through all software development phases.

Responsibilities

  • Enhance SVI AutoRater capabilities focusing on live events' factuality and freshness.
  • Collaborate with Search Platforms, Search Intelligence, and DeepMind to improve AutoRater quality.
  • Design AI-based raters to identify and address quality gaps in AI products.
  • Streamline quality iteration cycles from hours to mere minutes.
  • Represent the SVI team in cross-Search discussions.

Benefits

  • Generous equity components.
  • 15% bonus target.
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
  • Opportunities for professional growth.
  • Flexible working location options between Washington D.C. and New York.
Full Job Description
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X In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Washington D.C., DC, USA; New York, NY, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
  • Experience evaluating search relevance, information retrieval systems, or search quality metrics (e.g., NDCG, precision, recall).
  • Experience conducting exploratory data analysis on datasets using programming languages such as SQL, R, or Python.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • Experience developing and evaluating Generative AI systems, including Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic architectures.
  • Experience leading projects through the full software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, experimentation, and deployment.
  • Experience utilizing AI-assisted coding platforms or autonomous developer agents to design, prototype, and build software solutions.


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.
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

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Responsibilities
  • Improve SVI AutoRater capabilities for critical quality dimensions, with a near-term focus on live events factuality and freshness in verticals such as live sports, media analysis, real-time stock quotes, and weather.
  • Interface directly with Search Platforms, Search Intelligence, and DeepMind counterparts to improve the quality of shared, horizontal AutoRaters in Search and DeepMind.
  • Design and develop new AI-based raters to detect and diagnose quality gaps within AI products in Search and AI Mode.
  • Reduce quality iteration cycles from hours to minutes by enhancing the sensitivity and effectiveness of automated evaluations and self-improvement loops.
  • Represent Search Verticals & International (SVI) in cross-Search forums.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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$182.5 billion
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