Software Engineer, Agentic AI and LLMs, Google Ads
Irvine, CA, USA · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 2 years in software development, or 1 year with an advanced degree; additionally, 1 year in a specified ML area and 1 year in end-to-end ML.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Builds large-scale, reliable, and safe conversational and agentic AI systems for Google Ads, including backend services and machine-learning infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Develop and optimize backend services, storage schemas, APIs, and data pipelines for large-scale generative AI systems.
- Implement machine-learning solutions, including model optimization and data processing, and support production reliability and incident resolution.
- Collaborate on technical designs and code reviews, maintain documentation, and adapt systems based on updates and user feedback.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages, or 1 year with an advanced degree.
- 1 year of experience in speech/audio systems, reinforcement learning, ML infrastructure, or another machine-learning specialization.
- 1 year of end-to-end machine-learning experience, including model deployment, evaluation, data processing, and debugging.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in a related technical field; 2 years of data structures or algorithms experience.
- 1 year with LLMs, prompt design/optimization, or agentic orchestration frameworks; accessibility or full-stack development experience.
Pay
USD 147000 - 210000 base salary
Tools
Java, Python, Go, C++, Gemini, Dart, JavaScript, TypeScript
AI focus
Builds conversational and agentic workflows for advertiser inquiries, applying generative AI and machine learning; work includes ML infrastructure, model optimization, data processing, and prompt engineering.
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