Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud, Applied AI, Automotive AI Agent — Google Switzerland
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 20 days ago
Role overview
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in software development and working with algorithms.
- Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable server-side infrastructure for the automotive AI agent platform using C++ and Go.
- Build and evolve one platform APIs, managing their lifecycle from experimental to general availability, ensuring they meet Google Cloud standards.
- 8 years of experience in software development and working with algorithms.
Main responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable server-side infrastructure for the automotive AI agent platform using C++ and Go.
- Build and evolve one platform APIs, managing their lifecycle from experimental to general availability, ensuring they meet Google Cloud standards.
- Implement and integrate Google Cloud technologies and best practices, including control plane framework engine (CCFE), and ensure compliance with security and privacy horizontals (e.g., access transparency (AxT), customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK), virtual private cloud service controls (VPC-SC), data residency zones (DRZ)).
- Contribute to the design and implementation of backend systems supporting platform features, including potential monetization mechanisms.
- Write well-tested, production-ready code and participate in on-call rotations to support service reliability.
Key requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development and working with algorithms.
- Experience with AI/ML technologies, Large Language Models (LLMs) or Natural Language Understanding (NLU).
Application process
- Familiar with LLM technologies and experience in production-grade LLM-based applications.
- Ability to optimize systems end-to-end, ensuring safety and quality in a safety-critical automotive environment.
- Passion for innovations and converting new technologies (like "Live Mode" or Agentic workflows) into tangible product value. About the job
- Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another.
- 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 Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve.
- You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate.
- 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.
Additional details
- Passion for innovations and converting new technologies (like "Live Mode" or Agentic workflows) into tangible product value.
Notes and original content
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Questions about this listing
What salary does Google Switzerland offer for this role?
Google Switzerland lists CHF 73'500 - 111'500 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Google Switzerland offer?
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Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
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