Software Engineer, Search Platform
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Please submit your resume in English - we can only consider applications submitted in this language.
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil; São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil.Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g. C++ or Java), or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
- 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms in either an academic or industry setting, and experience developing infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
- Ability to communicate in English fluently to support client relationship management in this region.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems. Experience with API design, implementation and integration, and ability to make short-term/long-term decisions.
- Experience with quality analysis and iteration, including metrics development and analysis, good reporting and data summarization skills.
- Knowledge of modern Machine Learning (ML) techniques, including Natural Language Processing (NLP).
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.
Search Developer Platform (SDP) is part of the larger Search organization with the mission of accelerating the efficient development of compelling and innovative Search experiences. Scalability, developer velocity, and advancing quality goals of Search are the cornerstones of our work. We bring an AI-first focus to the evolution of Search infrastructure, in a close partnership with other teams in Search and across Google.
In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.
Responsibilities
- Execute independently on complex software development tasks, under the supervision of a tech lead. Make substantial improvements to existing systems or create new systems, planning out and independently executing work over multiple weeks’ time.
- Optimize Search latency for core web search systems. Contribute directly to Search growth by providing a faster experience for our users.
- Build machine learning models and tune existing ones to more efficiently serve Search features and results to users. Improve, adapt, and extend core Search result generation systems.
- Deepen our understanding of search behaviors and user information needs through logs analysis and model building to improve result quality and latency, delighting users.
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