Senior Software Engineer, Map Ads Machine Learning

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers in Mountain View, CA to work on ads serving and ML-driven features. You will contribute to pre-click and post-click quality, deploy ML models, and collaborate across teams to deliver scalable solutions for billions of users.

The role emphasizes proficiency in Python or C++, experience with ML systems, and a track record of building reliable software end-to-end, with opportunities to advance within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews to ensure best practices amongst available technologies (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Analyze experiment results and identify opportunities for improvements in ad quality, user happiness, and business.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
• Develop and work with ML models to improve the ads retrieval, pre/post click quality, pricing, etc.

Skills

Python

C++

Reinforcement learning

ML infrastructure

End-to-end ML

Software testing

Software design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in CS or related field

Job description

Minimum qualifications

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

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
• Experience with ads serving.

About The Job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

In this role, you will work on exciting issues in ads serving, quality, and formats to enhance user and advertiser value. You will have the opportunity to shape a fast growing ads product. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the search renaissance with new integrations in AI Mode on Maps.

As a part of our team you will be working on improving the pre-click and post-click quality of the ads. This role requires prior experience working with ML models as well as strong backend engineering skills.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews to ensure best practices amongst available technologies (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency.).
• Analyze experiment results and identify opportunities for improvements in ad quality, user happiness, and business.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
• Develop and work with ML models to improve the ads retrieval, pre/post click quality, pricing, etc.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .