Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Google Ads
Mountain View, CA, USA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Experience
- 5 years programming in C++; 3 years developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture; 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products; 1 year with software design and architecture. Preferred: 5 years with data structures and algorithms; 1 year in a technical leadership role.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience; preferred Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
About the job
Develops and maintains large-scale infrastructure software for Google Ads, helping power advertising systems and improve ad quality, user protection, and campaign performance.
What you'll do
- Write and test product or system development code; design, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.
- Participate in or lead design reviews, and review other developers’ code.
- Contribute to documentation and triage, debug, and resolve product or system issues.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience programming in C++.
- 3 years of experience developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
- 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field; 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
- 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role; experience developing accessible technologies.
Pay
$174000 - $252000 (USD) base salary
Tools
C++, Gemini
AI focus
Google Ads applies machine learning and Generative AI models, including Gemini, to advertising technology, ad quality, user protection, and campaign optimization.
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