Senior Staff Software Engineer, Recommendations, Rankings, Predictions, Search Discovery

Google; Mountain View (CA); Sur place; USD 262 000 - 364 000; Plein temps

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Equity

Bonus target

Benefits

Résumé du poste

Google LLC's Senior Staff Software Engineer role sits within the Discover Ranking and Search Discovery domains, based in Mountain View, CA. The team develops AI-driven content recommendations and scalable systems affecting billions of users.

The role emphasizes leadership across projects, ML infrastructure optimization, and advanced ranking techniques, with opportunities to influence product direction and drive impact at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience building and deploying recommendation systems models in production.
• 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.

Responsabilités

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects. Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines. Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
• Drive technical project strategy, lead large-scale ML infrastructure optimization, and oversee the design and implementation of advanced recommendation systems.
• Explore new techniques to advance content understanding and personalization.

Connaissances

Technical leadership

ML infrastructure

Recommendation systems

Large-scale system design

Distributed computing

English proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Formation

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree or PhD preferred

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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Recommendations, Rankings, Predictions, Search Discovery

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• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 7 years of experience leading technical project strategy, ML design, and working with ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
• 5 years of experience building and deploying recommendation systems models (retrieval, prediction, ranking, embedding) in production and experience building architecture in different modeling domains.
• 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

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.

Join Discover Ranking to handle some of the most challenging problems in AI-driven personalization. We're building the world's most intelligent content recommendation engine, using advanced Deep Learning models like DeepNow, exploring LLMs, and developing novel ranking paradigms. Your work will directly influence what hundreds of millions of users see daily, optimizing for engagement, and satisfaction. We grow on innovation and impact. If you're eager to work on AI at scale, this is your team.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information - any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

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

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.

Join Discover Ranking to handle some of the most challenging problems in AI-driven personalization. We're building the world's most intelligent content recommendation engine, using advanced Deep Learning models like DeepNow, exploring LLMs, and developing novel ranking paradigms. Your work will directly influence what hundreds of millions of users see daily, optimizing for engagement, and satisfaction. We grow on innovation and impact. If you're eager to work on AI at scale, this is your team.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information - any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

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

US: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects. Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines. Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
• Drive technical project strategy, lead large-scale ML infrastructure optimization, and oversee the design and implementation of advanced recommendation systems.
• Explore new techniques to advance content understanding and personalization.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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