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Software Engineer II, Knowledge and Information, Commerce

Google
Full-time
On-site
Zürich, ZH

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Google is seeking a Software Engineer II on the Knowledge and Information team for Commerce in Zurich. You’ll help build and scale infrastructure and apply core ML concepts to improve shopping conversations and experiences, with responsibilities that include creating automated evaluations and simulation environments, developing quality signals, and contributing across the full stack to strengthen data used for quality improvements. Basic requirements include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, at least one year in software development across languages like Python, Java, JavaScript or C++, plus one year of experience with distributed systems and core ML concepts; preferred qualifications include simulation environments and agent-based modeling, familiarity with Generative AI such as LLMs or RAG, and building tools for quality-focused development. To apply well, tailor your resume to show concrete results in simulations, AI, and scalable systems, quantify impact, highlight collaboration and leadership, and be ready for system design, data flows, and evaluation pipeline discussions during interviews.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
  • 1 year of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems.
  • 1 year of experience implementing core ML concepts.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with simulation environments and agent-based modeling.
  • Familiarity with Generative AI technologies, such as LLMs, RAG, or agentic frameworks.
  • Ability to build tools to support quality-focused development.

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.

People shop on Google more than a billion times a day - and the Commerce team is responsible for building the experiences that serve these users. The mission for Google Commerce is to be an essential part of the shopping journey for consumers - from inspiration to to a simple and secure checkout experience - and the best place for retailers/merchants to connect with consumers. We support and partner with the commerce ecosystem, from large retailers to small local merchants, to give them the tools, technology and scale to thrive in today’s digital world.

Responsibilities

  • Build and leverage automated evals and simulation environments to rapidly improve conversation quality.
  • Develop and utilize key quality signals and integrate them into our launch and production processes.
  • Leverage an understanding of the full stack to contribute features and improve data critical for quality enhancements.