Senior Foundational ML Research Engineer

Google Inc.; Town of Kirkland, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Google Inc. seeks a Research Software Engineer in Foundational ML Research to own ML design and infrastructure, including model deployment, evaluation, and data processing.

Candidates should have strong software development experience and the ability to lead high-impact projects. The role emphasizes collaboration with researchers, cross-functional teams, and translating research into production-ready solutions while navigating a large, matrixed organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience with ML design and ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
• 5 years of experience with one or more of the following: Speech/audio, reinforcement learning, or specialization in another ML field.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects, managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines, while influencing and coach a distributed team of engineers.
• Lead the design and implementation of solutions in specialized ML areas, optimize ML infrastructure, and guide the development of model optimization and data processing strategies.
• Prototype and test fundamental algorithmic approaches, and collaborate with researchers and partners to bring solutions into production environments.

Skills

ML design & infrastructure

Model deployment

Data processing

Debugging

Fine-tuning

Speech/Audio ML

Reinforcement learning

Software development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/AI or related

Job description

Google Inc. seeks a Research Software Engineer in Foundational ML Research to own ML design and infrastructure, including model deployment, evaluation, and data processing.

Candidates should have strong software development experience and the ability to lead high-impact projects. The role emphasizes collaboration with researchers, cross-functional teams, and translating research into production-ready solutions while navigating a large, matrixed organization.