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Senior Software Engineer, AI Incubation and Rapid Infrastructure Automation

Google

Location

Sunnyvale, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/23/2026

Compensation

$174,000 - $252,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.4% approval-14% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Senior Software Engineer role at Google focuses on AI incubation and rapid infrastructure automation. The team aims to build a fully self-driving, AI-first ecosystem for Google's extensive network and data centers. Engineers will work on critical projects that require a deep understanding of customer needs and innovative solutions. This position emphasizes versatility, leadership, and the ability to tackle new challenges across the technology stack.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
  • 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
  • 3 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems.

Responsibilities

  • Write and test product or system development code.
  • Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders.
  • Triage product or system issues and debug by analyzing sources of issues.
  • Work as an AI-First Software Engineer to understand and solve customer issues.
  • Use Agentic AI and Spec Driven Development to develop products and solutions.

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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