The Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI, Commerce role at Google focuses on developing innovative AI solutions for modern commerce. This position involves building a multimodal Shopping Agent that enhances customer interactions and integrates seamlessly with existing systems. The engineer will work closely with research and modeling teams to ensure high-quality outputs and will play a key role in transforming retail experiences. The role requires versatility and a passion for pushing technology forward in a fast-paced environment.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• Experience evaluating large language models (LLMs), including hallucinations and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) quality.
• Experience with C++ and Python and building scalable test automation frameworks for non-deterministic AI systems.

• Lead the definition and execution of quality metrics for the Shopping Agent, ensuring response accuracy and brand alignment.
• Design and implement automated evaluation pipelines and 'golden datasets' for complex shopping journeys.
• Collaborate with research and modeling teams to perform quality evaluations for foundational models.
• Develop integration tests for agentic actions such as add-to-cart and checkout.
• Ensure seamless interoperability between the Shopping Agent and Customer Service Agent platforms.

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