Staff Software Engineer, Cloud ML Compute Services

Google LLC; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, <br>dis"

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off: 20 days/year

Sick Time: 40 hours/year (Seattle 69)

Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

Holidays: 13 paid days

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Cloud ML Compute Services in Kirkland, WA. This role focuses on building next-generation on-premise AI infrastructure to optimize training and inference workloads across Google's global fleet.

You will lead a team, shape the technical roadmap, collaborate across hardware and software, and mentor engineers while delivering reliable, scalable systems with strong SLOs and telemetry.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 5 years testing and launching software products.
• 5 years building large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction and technical roadmap to build scalable, next-generation on-premise AI infrastructure and compute services.
• Guide the design and development of complex cloud and systems-level infrastructure, spanning the hardware and software stack, including low-level software, OS, firmware, and networking.
• Act as a technical leader within a newly formed team to mentor and grow software engineers, scoping bold problems into tractable projects.
• Define and implement clear success metrics, SLIs/SLOs, telemetry, and logs for production operations and continuous improvement.
• Take central ownership of system troubleshooting and diagnostics, leading automated repair systems for the global fleet.

Skills

C++

Distributed systems

Software testing

Architecture design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Cloud ML Compute Services

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

Key qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

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.
• 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 Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. 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 Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. 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 Cloud ML Compute Services team is building the next generation of on-premise AI infrastructure to empower AI solution builders globally. We design fully integrated AI systems—spanning hardware, software, and workload management—to optimize large-scale training and inference workloads. Our mission is to enable seamless production operations for our customers while maintaining comprehensive visibility into the hardware health of Google's global fleet. Join us to build a brand-new product in a fast-paced environment and help shape the future of AI acceleration, cluster interconnects, and networking.

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Set the strategic direction and technical roadmap to build scalable, next-generation on-premise AI infrastructure and compute services.
• Guide the design and development of complex cloud and systems-level infrastructure, spanning the entire hardware and software stack, including low-level software, OS, firmware, and networking.
• Act as a technical leader within a newly formed team to mentor and grow software engineers, successfully scoping bold, ambiguous problems into tractable projects.
• Define and implement clear success metrics, integrating service level objectives (SLOs), telemetry, and logs to ensure seamless production operations and continuous improvement.
• Take central ownership of system troubleshooting and diagnostics, leading specialized efforts to resolve complex technical issues and build automated repair systems for the global fleet.

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