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Staff Software Engineer, Agentic SDLC Foundations

Google

Location

San Jose, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/12/2026

Compensation

$207,000 - $300,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.4% approval-14% YoY
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Job description

The Staff Software Engineer for Agentic SDLC Foundations at Google will lead the architecture and quality engineering of the developer agent ecosystem. This role focuses on bridging experimental generative AI prototypes with reliable production systems. The engineer will establish evaluation methodologies and automated processes to enhance agent reliability and standardize key metrics. The position is part of a team dedicated to transforming software development practices at scale.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • 5 years of experience with ML design and ML infrastructure.
  • Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Design and scale production developer agents with established patterns for trajectory planning.
  • Implement intelligent human-in-the-loop approval gates to ensure safe execution of actions.
  • Architect evaluation pipelines that assess multi-step trajectories and tool-call fidelity.
  • Establish closed-loop pipelines that convert execution failures into optimized datasets.
  • Curate benchmarks that replicate complex developer tasks to evaluate agent capabilities.

Benefits

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

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Google Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

908

FY2026

Approval rate

98.4%

FY2026

LCA certified

4,273

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-14%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-51%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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