Software Engineer III, Shopping Ads

About the role

Google is hiring a Software Engineer III for its Shopping Ads team, which sits within the Retail Advertiser Experiences (RAX) team in Zurich. The team works on retail ads, a key source of business for Google, and helps advertisers optimise campaigns while protecting users and improving ad quality. Engineers work on a specific project critical to Google's needs, with opportunities to move between teams and projects.

Key responsibilities

• Dive into new codebases and contribute across different parts of the Ads stack.
• Analyse data to understand feature usage and impact.
• Design, build, test and launch features in collaboration with partner teams.
• Work with Product Managers to define the right scope for features.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages, or 1 year with an advanced degree.
• Experience with data analysis, business intelligence platforms and SQL/database querying.
• Preferred: Master's or PhD in Computer Science or a related field, 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms, and experience developing accessible technologies.
• In-person interviews are usually required.