--- title: Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead/Manager, Geo User description: Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead/Manager, Geo User Generared Content Ranking Quality at Google. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/staff-software-engineer-tech-lead-manager-geo-user-generared-content-ranking-quality-at-google-01a15a00-0628-74a3-a6ce-0ccc98b42bdd date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Google as Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead/Manager, Geo User Generared Content Ranking Quality in Mountain View, CA. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/biqdcp.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Mountain View, CA | | **Salary** | $207K/yr - $300K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 20, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Google sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 9,179 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Google. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $254,000 – $284,000 a year (median $254,000). ## Description 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. With your technical expertise, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.The Geo team is focused on building the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps for our users, through products like Maps, Earth, Street View, Google Maps Platform, and more. Every month, more than a billion people rely on Maps services to explore the world and navigate their daily lives. The Geo team also enables developers to use the power of Google Maps platforms to enhance their apps and websites. As they plot a course for the future of mapping, they are solving complex computer science problems, designing beautiful and intuitive product experiences, and improving our understanding of the real world.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about [benefits at Google](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/). - Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions. - Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects, and manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. - Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines, influence and coach a distributed team of engineers. - Lead the design and implementation of recommendation systems, optimize ML infrastructure, and guide the development of model architecture. ### Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. - 8 years of experience in software development. - 5 years of experience building and deploying recommendation systems models (retrieval, prediction, ranking, embedding) in production and experience building architecture in different modeling domains. - 5 years of experience with ML design and ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning). - 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture. - Experience integrating generative AI tools or Large Language Model (LLM) interfaces into workflows. ### Preferred qualifications: - Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. - 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms. - 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction. - 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects. - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. - 8 years of experience in software development. - 5 years of experience building and deploying recommendation systems models (retrieval, prediction, ranking, embedding) in production and experience building architecture in different modeling domains. - 5 years of experience with ML design and ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning). - 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture. - Experience integrating generative AI tools or Large Language Model (LLM) interfaces into workflows. ## Skills - Debugging - Recommender Systems - Technical Leadership - Software Design - Technical Direction - Machine Learning Model Fine-Tuning - Algorithms - Model Evaluation (Machine Learning) - Software Development - Generative AI - Large Language Models (Llm) - Computer Engineering - Computer Science - Data Structures - Machine Learning Model Deployment - Machine Learning - Generative AI Foundations - Data Processing ## Related - [More jobs at Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Technology & Software jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Software Development jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/software-development?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Software Engineering Manager jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/software-development/software-engineering-manager?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260758 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260758 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)