Staff ML Software Engineering Manager, Google Display Ads

Google LLC; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus plan

Benefits

Job summary

The Google Display Ads (GDA) Machine Learning team is at the forefront of digital advertising, building models, signal representations, and systems for retrieval, ranking, and pricing. This Staff ML Engineer and Tech Lead Manager role leads a diverse team, partnering with Google DeepMind and Google Research to shape the future of online advertising.

You will define technical goals, architect next-generation retrieval systems, and mentor engineers while driving LLM-driven content intelligence at

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience leading ML design and optimizing ML infrastructure.
• 2 years of experience with GenAI techniques or related concepts.
• 2 years in people management or team leadership.
• Experience in software engineering for recommendation systems or feed ranking architectures.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical goal and architect next-generation retrieval and personalization systems at global scale.
• Lead and mentor a high-impact engineering team of ML and software engineers.
• Collaborate with ML Research, Product Management, and Infrastructure teams.
• Drive AI innovation, integrating LLMs to improve relevance and efficiency.

Skills

ML design

GenAI

People management

Distributed systems

Recommendation systems

Model deployment

LLMs

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD (preferred)

Tools

C++

TPU

GPU clusters

Job description

Staff ML Software Engineering Manager, Google Display Ads

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In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience leading ML design and optimizing ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
• 2 years of experience with state of the art GenAI techniques (e.g., LLMs, Multi-Modal, Large Vision Models) or with GenAI-related concepts (language modeling, computer vision).
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
• Experience in software engineering for recommendation systems or feed ranking architectures.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.

About the job

The Google Display Ads (GDA) Machine Learning (ML) team is at the forefront of revolutionizing digital advertising through cutting‑edge machine learning. We develop the core intelligence that powers Google's display ads, building sophisticated models, signal representations, and systems for retrieval, ranking, and pricing. The work is the secret sauce behind optimized bidding and automation, directly impacting the open and free internet.

We leverage state‑of‑the‑art techniques, including the latest advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative retrieval, to train and deploy models at massive scale. Processing billions of training samples daily, utilizing hundreds of thousands of CPUs and TPUs, we address some of the most challenging optimization problems in the industry.

Join us to lead and collaborate with a passionate team of Machine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists, and Software Engineers, and partner with renowned research groups like Google DeepMind, Google Research, and Ads AI. Together, we create tangible value for users, publishers, advertisers, and Google, shaping the future of online advertising.

As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer and Tech Lead Manager in Google Display Ads, you will lead the team powering generative retrieval, and LLM‑driven content intelligence. You will define the technical goal and architect next‑generation retrieval and personalization systems operating at global scale across billions of daily impressions. In this role, you will directly manage and mentor a high‑impact engineering team while partnering with Google DeepMind and Google Research to shape the future of digital advertising.

About the job

The Google Display Ads (GDA) Machine Learning (ML) team is at the forefront of revolutionizing digital advertising through cutting‑edge machine learning. We develop the core intelligence that powers Google's display ads, building sophisticated models, signal representations, and systems for retrieval, ranking, and pricing. The work is the secret sauce behind optimized bidding and automation, directly impacting the open and free internet.

We leverage state‑of‑the‑art techniques, including the latest advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative retrieval, to train and deploy models at massive scale. Processing billions of training samples daily, utilizing hundreds of thousands of CPUs and TPUs, we address some of the most challenging optimization problems in the industry.

Join us to lead and collaborate with a passionate team of Machine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists, and Software Engineers, and partner with renowned research groups like Google DeepMind, Google Research, and Ads AI. Together, we create tangible value for users, publishers, advertisers, and Google, shaping the future of online advertising.

As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer and Tech Lead Manager in Google Display Ads, you will lead the team powering generative retrieval, and LLM‑driven content intelligence. You will define the technical goal and architect next‑generation retrieval and personalization systems operating at global scale across billions of daily impressions. In this role, you will directly manage and mentor a high‑impact engineering team while partnering with Google DeepMind and Google Research to shape the future of digital advertising.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google .

• Define Technical Goal and Retrieval Architecture: Set the long‑term roadmap and architect high‑performance model architectures, embeddings, generative retrieval, and systems at scale.
• Drive AI Innovation: Pioneer the integration of cutting‑edge AI and LLMs to deliver step‑change improvements in relevance, model performance, and system efficiency.
• Optimize Infrastructure and Compute: Lead training and serving optimization strategies, maximizing TPU/GPU cluster utilization with high‑performance production code (e.g., C++).
• Manage and Mentor Engineers: Lead and grow a high‑performing team of ML and software engineers, providing technical guidance, driving execution, and elevating engineering excellence.
• Collaborate Across Functions: Partner cross‑functionally with ML Research, Product Management, and Infrastructure teams to translate advanced concepts into impactful, production‑ready systems.

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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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