Staff AI/ML Engineer, Cloud — Lead ML Systems

Google; United States; On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k)

PTO 20 days

Sick leave

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for AI/ML in Google Cloud, with locations including New York, Seattle, and more. The role emphasizes owning outcomes, solving ambiguous problems, and influencing stakeholders across large, complex systems.

Expect strong leadership, deep ML and systems expertise, and the ability to drive model deployment, data processing, and scalable infrastructure for Google Cloud AI/services.

Qualifications

• BS or equivalent practical experience in software or ML.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years in ML design or ML infrastructure.
• 5+ years leading ML projects and deployment.
• 3+ years in software design/architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain large-scale software solutions.
• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects and align teams.
• Influence timelines, goals, and outcomes across distributed engineers.
• Lead ML solution design, optimize infrastructure, and data processing.

Skills

Software development

ML design

Leadership

System design

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD preferred

Tools

ML infrastructure

Tensor Processing Units (TPU)

Vertex AI

Job description

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for AI/ML in Google Cloud, with locations including New York, Seattle, and more. The role emphasizes owning outcomes, solving ambiguous problems, and influencing stakeholders across large, complex systems.

Expect strong leadership, deep ML and systems expertise, and the ability to drive model deployment, data processing, and scalable infrastructure for Google Cloud AI/services.