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Senior Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML, Google Cloud Compute

Senior Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML, Google Cloud Compute

1 Month ago • 8-12 Years • Artificial Intelligence

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algorithms

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data-structures

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networking

cross-functional

Job Description

This Senior Staff Software Engineer role at Google focuses on AI/ML within Google Cloud Compute. Responsibilities include designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing large-scale software solutions. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership on high-impact projects, manage project priorities, and facilitate alignment across teams. The role requires significant experience in ML infrastructure optimization, model deployment, and working with speech/audio, reinforcement learning, or other ML specializations. The position demands strong leadership skills and experience leading large-scale projects within a complex organizational structure.

Must have:

8+ years software development experience
5+ years design & architecture experience
5+ years ML experience (speech/audio, reinforcement learning, etc.)
7+ years leading technical project strategy
Expertise in data structures and algorithms

Good to have:

Master's or PhD in a related field
5+ years in a technical leadership role
3+ years in a complex, matrixed organization

Perks:

Bonus
Equity
Benefits

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms.
5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.
5 years of experience with one or more of the following: Speech/audio (e.g., technology duplicating and responding to the human voice), reinforcement learning (e.g., sequential decision making), ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field.
7 years of experience leading technical project strategy, ML design, and optimizing industry-scale ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).

Preferred qualifications:

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
5 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.

About the job

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.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $237,000-$337,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about .

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions.
Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects. 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.
Drive technical project strategy, lead large-scale ML infrastructure optimization, and oversee the design and implementation of solutions across multiple specialized ML areas.

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$237.0K - $337.0K/yr (Outscal est.)

$287.0K/yr avg.

Worldwide

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