Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML GenAI, Google Cloud AI

Google Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off: 20 days per year

Sick Time: 40 hours/year

Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

Holidays: 13 paid days annually

Job summary

A leading technology company in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer focusing on AI/ML for their Cloud AI team. This role involves designing and optimizing large-scale software and ML systems while providing technical leadership on critical projects. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in software development and GenAI techniques, along with a strong educational background in engineering or computer science. The position offers a competitive salary range of $207,000-$300,000, with additional bonuses and equity.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years in leading ML design and optimizing infrastructure.
• Experience with state-of-the-art GenAI techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Lead the design of GenAI solutions and optimize ML infrastructure.

Skills

Software development

Machine learning (ML)

Leadership in technical projects

GenAI techniques

Data structures and algorithms

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Master’s degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Software design and architecture

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML GenAI, Google Cloud AI

Google Sunnyvale, CA, USA

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In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

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 (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• 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).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
• 3 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.

The Google Cloud AI Research team addresses AI challenges motivated by Google Cloud’s mission of bringing AI to tech, healthcare, finance, retail and many other industries. We work on a range of unique problems focused on research topics that maximize scientific and real‑world impact, aiming to push the state‑of‑the‑art in AI and share findings with the broader research community. We also collaborate with product teams to bring innovations to real‑world impact that benefits our customers.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000‑$300,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large‑scale software solutions.
• 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.
• Lead the design of GenAI solutions, optimize ML infrastructure, and guide the development of data preparation and model optimization strategies.

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