Senior AI/ML Core Engineer

Google LLC; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Google LLC in Sunnyvale, CA and Kirkland, WA seeks a Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML, Core to lead production ML models, build scalable data pipelines, and collaborate with PMs/DS teams to drive the long-term AI/ML roadmap. The role emphasizes in-person interview readiness and a strong emphasis on English proficiency.

The Core team delivers foundational design elements and infrastructure across Google’s products, with equity and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in one of the programming languages: Python or C++.
• 3 years of experience with one or more: Speech/audio, reinforcement learning, ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field.
• 3 years of experience with end-to-end Machine Learning (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging).
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in designing, developing, testing, and deploying robust, production‑grade ML models and infrastructure.
• Drive the architecture, implementation, and maintenance of scalable data pipelines, feature stores, and automated training/evaluation workflows to support continuous model iteration.
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Data Scientists, and other engineering teams to translate high-level requirements into concrete technical solutions, influencing the long-term roadmap.
• Oversee the monitoring, benchmarking, and optimization of production ML models for latency, throughput, and cost-efficiency without compromising prediction quality.

Skills

Python

C++

Machine Learning

Speech/Audio

Reinforcement Learning

ML infrastructure

End-to-end ML

Software testing

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Google LLC in Sunnyvale, CA and Kirkland, WA seeks a Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML, Core to lead production ML models, build scalable data pipelines, and collaborate with PMs/DS teams to drive the long-term AI/ML roadmap. The role emphasizes in-person interview readiness and a strong emphasis on English proficiency.

The Core team delivers foundational design elements and infrastructure across Google’s products, with equity and comprehensive benefits.