Senior ML Infrastructure Leader

Socket.dev; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for Machine Learning Infrastructure within its Ads Privacy and Safety organization. You will lead a team of engineers and managers, shaping technical strategy and scaling platforms used for high-stakes content and actor detection.

You will bridge cutting-edge ML research and production-grade engineering, guiding a roadmap that balances long-term architectural goals with current operational needs across international sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of technical leadership and people management experience, including in leading managers.
• 8 years of software development experience.
• 5 years of experience leading ML design and ML infrastructure (deployment, evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
• 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow an organization of multiple engineers and managers, providing technical direction and career mentorship to scale the team’s impact.
• Oversee the strategy and execution of ML infrastructure, ensuring platforms for content and actor detection are robust, scalable, and efficient.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to align infrastructure capabilities with evolving ML models and safety enforcement needs.
• Drive the technical roadmap for the platform, balancing long-term architectural improvements with immediate operational needs of the Ads Safety organization.
• Manage organizational health and operational excellence, establishing high standards for engineering practices and fostering a high-performing team culture.

Skills

Technical leadership

Software development

ML infrastructure

Distributed systems

Team management

Model deployment

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Master's or PhD in Engineering/CS

Job description

Google is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for Machine Learning Infrastructure within its Ads Privacy and Safety organization. You will lead a team of engineers and managers, shaping technical strategy and scaling platforms used for high-stakes content and actor detection.

You will bridge cutting-edge ML research and production-grade engineering, guiding a roadmap that balances long-term architectural goals with current operational needs across international sites.