ML-Driven Software Engineering Manager – Recommender Systems

Google LLC; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers focused on models for Discover and related systems. You will own the end-to-end development of token-based user models, guide research ideas to production, and drive cross-team collaboration across multiple locations.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, project goal ownership, and contributing to product strategy while growing the team and ensuring scalable, high-quality ML deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of software development experience with 5+ years in ML, recommendations or search.
• 2+ years in people management or team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team owning token-based user modeling for Discover and related systems.
• Own models end-to-end from research ideas to production launches at scale.
• Set multi-quarter technical strategy with partners and product management.
• Invest in rigorous offline evaluation and fast iteration for online results.

Skills

Software development

Machine learning

Recommender systems

Leadership

Training evaluating launching models

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google LLC in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers focused on models for Discover and related systems. You will own the end-to-end development of token-based user models, guide research ideas to production, and drive cross-team collaboration across multiple locations.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, project goal ownership, and contributing to product strategy while growing the team and ensuring scalable, high-quality ML deployments.