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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer, Spanner Graph Intelligence - **Company:** Google LLC - **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States - **Salary:** $174,000.0 - $252,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Databases, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Graph Database, Design of User Interfaces, Push Technology, Information Retrieval, Data Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Software Architecture, Query Optimization, SQL Databases, Systems Architecture, Data Storage Technologies, Large Language Models, Information Technology, Search Engines - **Published:** August 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d5275d767ad46cd8 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. * 5 years of coding experience in one or more of the following languages: C++, C, or Rust. * 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture. * Experience with distributed computing, big data analytics, cloud computing, multi-tenant cloud, or AI. * Experience with Distributed Databases, Database Internals, Query Processing, and Query Optimization., * Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field. * Experience working with or developing database technology, including graph queries, SQL, query engines. * Experience developing graph algorithms. * Cloud experience (GCP). ## 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., * Design and develop native capabilities to extract data intelligence (e.g., Graph Algorithms, GNN, Knowledge Graph Construction) on Spanner Graph, enable relationship-aware AI/ML. * Design and develop GraphRAG solutions on Spanner Graph to help LLMs/agentic flows with accurate and cost-effective reasoning in context. * Partner and work closely with internal and external customers to understand/predict graph intelligence needs and create solutions. * Leadd production maintenance and support. 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. 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