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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Generative AI, Search Intelligence

Google

Location

Mountain View, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/24/2026

Compensation

$262,000 - $364,000 per year

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

Job description

The Senior Staff Software Engineer role focuses on Generative AI within the Search Intelligence team at Google. This position involves leading technical contributions to develop AI-driven tools that enhance Google Search features. The engineer will work on complex engineering challenges and collaborate with experts from Google Research and DeepMind. The role requires a creative problem solver who is enthusiastic about innovation and capable of managing project priorities and deliverables.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 7 years of experience leading technical project strategy, ML design, and optimizing industry-scale ML infrastructure.
  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture, and testing/launching software products.
  • 2 years of experience with state of the art GenAI techniques or concepts.

Responsibilities

  • Advocate the development of modeling, tuning, and optimization techniques to support large language model performance.
  • Guide the design and implementation of user-signal-driven improvements of LLMs.
  • Partner with experts from Google Research and DeepMind to advance LLM technologies.
  • Demonstrate exceptional teamwork by sharing expertise in system design and machine learning modeling.
  • Cultivate relationships with stakeholders to collaboratively define and execute LLM initiatives.

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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