Lead AI & ML Systems Manager

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas across information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale systems, AI, and security to push technology forward.

In this role you will work on a specific project critical to Google's needs with opportunities to switch teams as you and our fast-paced business evolve.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience leading ML design and optimizing ML infrastructure (e.g., deployment, evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience with GenAI techniques or related concepts (LLMs, multimodal, large vision models).
• 2 years of people management or team leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers; conduct 1:1s and lead recruiting initiatives.
• Lead end-to-end engineering across multi-quarter roadmaps with scalable, secure agentic systems.
• Partner with Product Management, UX, and Tech Leads to translate goals into milestones and plans.
• Build partnerships with Engineering Managers across Google Cloud to resolve dependencies.
• Advocate high standards for code quality, CI/CD, system availability, and LLM evaluation.

Skills

Software development

ML design

Technical leadership

GenAI

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas across information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale systems, AI, and security to push technology forward.

In this role you will work on a specific project critical to Google's needs with opportunities to switch teams as you and our fast-paced business evolve.