Principal Engineer, AI-Driven Ads Platform

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 307,000 - 427,000; Full time

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Job summary

Google's Ads DevAI Platform team in Mountain View seeks a senior technical leader to design and accelerate Ads engineering workflows using AI. You will build scalable AI-enabled infrastructure and marquee agents that optimize performance, enable migrations, and improve efficiency across the Ads business.

The role requires deep collaboration with Google Research and DeepMind, guiding cross‑functional teams, and setting the technical vision for the DevAI platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of professional engineering experience.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Experience leading across a large organization.
• Knowledge of Ads products and competitive landscape.
• Ability to balance detailed guidance with strategic vision.

Responsibilities

• Design and build foundational DevAI infrastructure for Ads.
• Provide technical leadership for cross-cutting Ads AI projects.
• Drive AI-forward architecture and self-managing codebases.
• Lead strategy and development for the DevAI platform.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to influence roadmaps.

Skills

Engineering leadership

AI/ML systems

Large-scale systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math or equivalent

Master's degree in CS/Math/Engineering

Job description

Google's Ads DevAI Platform team in Mountain View seeks a senior technical leader to design and accelerate Ads engineering workflows using AI. You will build scalable AI-enabled infrastructure and marquee agents that optimize performance, enable migrations, and improve efficiency across the Ads business.

The role requires deep collaboration with Google Research and DeepMind, guiding cross‑functional teams, and setting the technical vision for the DevAI platform.