Staff Software Engineer, Gemini App, Data Engineering, DeepMind

Google DeepMind; New York (NY); On-site; USD 207,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Google DeepMind's Gemini Apps Data Engineering team architects and operates the data pipelines that deliver critical telemetry across Gemini surfaces. You will lead a small team of executive and junior engineers to scale data pipelines and drive key initiatives for fast, reliable analytics and model training data at a massive global scale.

You will collaborate with Data Science, model release, and feature teams, as well as across DeepMind, to solve problems and enable Gemini the next

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive goals for a Modern Data Warehouse with Data Science counterparts.
• Architect and build scalable batch and real-time pipelines powering experimentation and ML/AI training loops.
• Own data quality, reliability, and observability end-to-end, including SLAs/SLOs for production datasets.
• Mentor and grow engineers through code reviews and feedback.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple teams and translate requirements into designs.

Skills

Go

C++

Data pipelines

Leadership

Go/CPP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Apache Spark

Flink

Beam

Airflow

BigQuery/Snowflake

Job description

Benefits

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

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Apache Spark, Flink, Beam, Airflow, or BigQuery/Snowflake or other similar infrastructure.
• Experience developing, debugging, and supporting large-scale data pipelines.
• Experience with distributed data processing frameworks and workflow orchestration tools.
• Experience in Go/C++.
• Experience in a technical Lead or similar role, ideally setting technical direction for a small group of executive and junior software engineer.
• Ability to address daily business data requirements, ensure that development obstacles are cleared to maintain the Gemini App's changing growth.

About the Job

The Gemini Apps Data Engineering team architects and operates the data pipelines that deliver critical telemetry across all Gemini surfaces. We combine deep technical expertise with Google-scale operating experience to solve the unique data issues inherent in building a transformative, global product during a time of massive growth!

Gemini’s user base is growing continuously and our traffic has sometimes even doubled just over the course of a week. In this role, you will provide the technical leadership necessary to scale our infrastructure. You will architect durable data products and drive critical engineering initiatives across multiple teams to ensure we continue delivering metrics and training data quickly, reliably, and accurately at a massive global scale.

Leveraging your experience in building and running scalable systems, and utilizing modern data warehouse infrastructure at Google, you will lead a small team of executive and junior engineers to scale the data pipelines that drive Gemini Apps’s analytics and power model and product improvement. You will work directly with key stakeholders, including our Data Science, model release, model quality, and feature teams, as well as teams across DeepMind, to identify and solve key problems to help make Gemini the next billion-user product.

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

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

US: $207,000 - $301,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Work closely with our Data Science counterparts in definition and driving the goals for a Modern Data Warehouse.
• Architect and build scalable batch and real-time pipelines that power experimentation, product analytics, and ML/AI training loops.
• Own data quality, reliability, and observability end-to‑end, including defining and operating Service Level Agreements (SLAs)/ Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for critical production datasets.
• Mentor and grow other engineers, raising the technical bar through design reviews, code reviews, and actionable feedback.
• Drive cross‑functional engineering initiatives that span multiple teams, translating ambiguous requirements into technical designs.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.