Applied AI Engineer

On-site in Madrid·Added 5 days ago

Google

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What they offer

€90,000 - €92,000 a year
Gross, as stated in the ad.
About €4,870 - €4,960 a month after tax, or €5,380 - €5,510 under the Beckham regime.
Blue Card threshold
Indicative — the ad doesn’t promise sponsorship.

What they ask for

Work in English
English is required, per the ad.
Work on-site in Madrid
No relocation package mentioned.

The role

Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Spain: €90000 - €92000 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: London, UK; Madrid, Spain.

Responsibilities

Build high-performance evaluation (Eval) pipelines and observability frameworks to ensure agentic systems meet requirements for accuracy, safety, and latency.
Own the delivery of the Customer User Journeys (CUJs), ensuring that conversational flows are not just functional, but optimized and production ready for (top customer/industry priorities).
Architect and optimize complex agentic workloads, focusing on reasoning loops, tool selection, and reducing latency while maintaining production-grade security and networking.
Implement critical infrastructure including rate limiting, error managing, and regional failover strategies; develop monitor systems and alerting dashboards during "Go-Live" windows to ensure stability as traffic scales.
Travel up to 50% of the time.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience with software development using Python or similar coding languages.
Experience taking production-grade AI-driven solutions from conception to launch and architecting AI systems on cloud platforms (e.g., GCP).
Experience developing AI/GenAI solutions utilizing AI tools, or designing multi-agent workflows or RAG systems.
Experience developing and deploying multilingual natural language processing models.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience in debugging Agent logic (ReAct loops, Chain of Thought) and optimizing tool selection.
Experience with troubleshooting live, high-traffic systems during critical windows.
Experience connecting agents to enterprise knowledge bases and optimizing RAG chunking to prevent hallucinations.
Ability to trace conversation IDs across microservices to identify and resolve failures in real-time.
Ability to travel up to 50% as require.

How they hire

4 steps3 interviewsa task to do6–8 weeks in all

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Assessments
Online test · Not every role
You may be asked to take the Google Hiring Assessment (workstyle skills) and, for some roles, role-related assessments such as a coding exercise.
Recruiter conversations
With a recruiter · Phone call · 1–2 sessions
One or two shorter conversations assessing key skills, sharing information about the organisation and team, and asking about your preferences such as location.
Project work
In your own time · Not every role
For some roles, a small project before interviews: a case study, writing or code samples.
Interviews
With a rotating cast of Googlers
A panel of structured interviews, over video or in person, with a rotating cast of Googlers; open-ended role-related questions scored against the same rubric for every candidate, no brainteasers.
Decision and offer · With a recruiter

Structured interviews: every candidate for a role is scored against the same rubric; no brainteasers.
AI tools are not permitted during interviews.
For some roles, pre-selected interviews happen virtually before final interviews onsite.

About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, cloud computing, advertising technologies, and artificial intelligence. As one of the world's largest and most influential tech firms, Google operates at a massive scale, serving billions of users globally and employing over 180,000 people worldwide.

In Spain, Google has a significant presence with offices in Madrid and Barcelona, hosting teams across engineering, cloud consulting, sales, and security. The company is known for its strong engineering culture, data-driven decision making, and a work environment that values innovation and collaboration. For international professionals, Google offers a highly multicultural environment, English as a common working language, and competitive compensation packages, making it a highly attractive destination for relocating to Spain.

Industry: Technology
Founded: 1998
Employees: 100,000+
Headquarters: Mountain View, USA
In Spain: Madrid, Barcelona
Website: google.com

Good to know if you are moving

Google's Spanish offices are primarily in Madrid and Barcelona, with roles spanning engineering, cloud consulting, sales, and security.
English is the working language at Google, so international hires can integrate without needing Spanish fluency upfront.
Google offers relocation support and visa sponsorship for international candidates in many regions, including Spain.
The company is known for high compensation, strong benefits, and a culture that emphasizes innovation and work-life balance.
Google Cloud and AI/ML teams in Spain are actively growing, creating opportunities for engineers and technical consultants.

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