The Software Engineer III position at Google focuses on AI and machine learning within the Search News Intelligence team. The role involves developing technologies that enhance user interactions with information on Google Search. Engineers will work on advanced algorithms and machine learning infrastructure to improve content understanding and ranking. This position offers the opportunity to impact billions of users globally by solving complex engineering challenges.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in C++ programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience analyzing data through statistical, quantitative modeling and forecasting.
• 2 years of experience designing, implementing, and optimizing advanced algorithms.
• 1 year of experience with Natural Language Processing, reinforcement learning, ranking, ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field.
• 1 year of experience with ML infrastructure including model deployment, evaluation, optimization, and data processing.

• Collaborate closely with Indexing, Frontend, and Product Management partners on system development and launches.
• Conduct feature engineering to improve signals for content understanding and ranking.
• Optimize ranking performance against user, ecosystem, and quality metrics while iterating on quality using experiments, human evaluations, and automated rating systems.
• Experiment with and deploy advanced document and query understanding signals.
• Implement solutions in one or more specialized machine learning areas and contribute to model optimization and data processing.

• Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.