Location
Mountain View, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
10/15/2026
Compensation
$207,000 - $300,000 per year
Job description
The Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML, Search Ads role at Google focuses on leveraging AI and machine learning to enhance advertising experiences. The position involves collaborating with teams across Ads and DeepMind to solve complex challenges and optimize search results. Engineers in this role will manage project priorities and deliverables while developing innovative solutions that impact billions of users. This position requires a strong background in software development and machine learning to drive advancements in ad technology.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 8 years of experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Java, C/C++ or Python.
- 5 years of experience with ML design and ML infrastructure.
- Experience with multimodal machine learning or LLMs, including building and launching products.
Responsibilities
- Optimize the Search results page to enhance ad experiences and business generation.
- Leverage AI/ML advancements to solve optimization problems across search ads.
- Deliver innovative ad experiences in the world of AI.
- Design, build, and maintain self-service tools and platform features for AI/ML quality evaluation.
- Architect systems for deploying and serving AI/ML models for data quality assessment.
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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