Software Engineer, BigQuery AI/ML

Company: Google
Location: Kirkland
Posted on: April 5, 2026

Job Description:

info_outline X In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include: Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks Holidays: 13 paid days per year Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 2 years of experience with software development or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting. 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture. Experience with machine learning. Experience with distributed processing and data warehousing. Preferred qualifications: Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields. 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms. Experience with SQL and relational databases. Experience with artificial intelligence, building ML platforms and applied ML. Experience with distributed systems and services. Strong proficiency in C++ and Python programming. About the job Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward. BigQuery is the leader in the enterprise cloud data warehouse market. It is a high growth product area and plays a key role in contributing to GCP’s overall business and growth. BigQuery AI/ML is on a mission to democratize AI and ML. It takes away all the complexity and challenge of doing AI and ML and reduces it down to a few lines of SQL statements to train and predict machine learning models. Over the past few years, BQML has grown into a powerful AI and ML platform, growing rapidly in terms of usage and is a key differentiator for BigQuery. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with BigQuery, Vertex AI, and other GCP services to help elevate BigQuery to the next level. Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $147,000-$211,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google . Responsibilities Contribute to the development of system components, AI/ML algorithms and more to advance BigQuery's capabilities. Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in these areas. Drive technical discussions within the team, proposing new ideas, and sharing knowledge to improve the team's overall effectiveness. Promote engineering excellence within the team by adhering to best practices, coding standards, and software engineering principles.

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