Software Engineer, Map Ads Full Time NEW

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in Java or C++.
• 2 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience building and deploying information retrieval or recommendation systems (e.g., retrieval, prediction, ranking, personalization) in production.
• Experience with front-end or full-stack 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.

Our team is part of Local Ads and is responsible for showing ads on map searches and search suggestions on the Google Maps mobile app and desktop website. We are a full stack team responsible for backend ads serving and quality, as well as client side rendering. Our team’s mission is to serve good quality ads on maps without hampering user happiness while improving advertiser satisfaction and Google business.

As a part of our team, you will be working on improving the quality of the ads (showing relevant and nearby results) and bringing new ad formats to life on Google Maps. Come and join this high growth team to make a difference at Google level!

Google Ads is helping power the open internet with the best technology that connects and creates value for people, publishers, advertisers, and Google. We’re made up of multiple teams, building Google’s Advertising products including search, display, shopping, travel and video advertising, as well as analytics. Our teams create trusted experiences between people and businesses with useful ads. We help grow businesses of all sizes from small businesses, to large brands, to YouTube creators, with effective advertiser tools that deliver measurable results. We also enable Google to engage with customers at scale.

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

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain serving of Maps Search and Suggest Ads.
• Analyze experiment results and identify opportunities for improvements in ad quality, user happiness, and business.
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Develop and launch new and innovative ad formats on Google Maps.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .