Google lists Software Engineer, AI/ML, PhD, Early Career, 2026, in Bengaluru. A PhD and relevant ML experience are minimum requirements. This is not a bachelor-degree fresher vacancy, and the official board marks it Mid despite the Early Career wording in the title.

AI and infrastructure work

The role is described within Google Cloud's AI and Infrastructure organization. Work includes writing product or systems code, reviewing designs and code, maintaining documentation, diagnosing technical issues and implementing solutions in specialized ML areas.

The description connects ML infrastructure with model optimization and data processing. It refers to systems supporting Google services and Cloud products, but it does not assign every candidate to a specific product. Applicants should confirm the team assignment rather than assume they will work on Search or YouTube.

Required qualifications

Google requires a PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related technical field. It also asks for one year of experience in an area such as speech/audio, reinforcement learning, ML infrastructure or another ML specialization, plus one year of ML-infrastructure experience covering areas such as deployment, evaluation, optimization, data processing or debugging.

Coding experience in a language such as C, C++, Python, Java or Golang is required. The two one-year requirements describe different areas of experience; the page does not say they must be consecutive or added together as two years of professional employment. Do not replace them with a blanket zero-experience or two-year-tenure claim.

Preferred background

Preferred qualifications include two years of data-structures and algorithms experience, relevant computing or systems work, peer-reviewed publications and availability to begin a full-time role in 2026. Those items are preferred, not a substitute for the minimum PhD and ML qualifications.

When preparing an application, make research and implementation evidence easy to distinguish. Explain model evaluation, the data-processing path, deployment or infrastructure decisions, and your personal work. A paper's result and a production system's reliability are different kinds of evidence; both should be described accurately.

Location, interviews and dates

Bengaluru is the listed location. The page says in-person interviews are required in most instances and does not promise remote work. No salary, exact employer posting date or application deadline was visible on the inspected page or metadata.

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