Staff Software Engineer, Gen AI/Applied ML, Ads

Socket.dev; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers to design, develop, and deploy large-scale software solutions across diverse areas including AI, data storage, and distributed systems. You will manage priorities, deliverables, and cross-functional collaboration on high-impact projects.

You will work on ML-related infrastructure, model optimization, and data processing strategies, with opportunities to switch teams as needs evolve. Individual pay includes substantial base, bonus, equity, and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in Java or C++.
• 8 years of experience programming in JavaScript or TypeScript.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

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 and implementation of solutions in specialized ML areas, optimize ML infrastructure, and guide the development of model optimization and data processing strategies.

Skills

Java/C++

JavaScript/TypeScript

Testing & product launches

Software design & architecture

Data structures & algorithms

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

LLM prompting

Applied ML

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering/CS/related field

Tools

Back-end systems

ML serving

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in Java or C++.
• 8 years of experience programming in JavaScript or TypeScript.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 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 organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
• Experience in LLM prompting and applied ML.
• Experience working with back-end (e.g., large-scale serving, pipelines, ML serving, databases, F1, Tangle, One Platform).

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

Google Ads is helping power the open internet with the best technology that connects and creates value for people, publishers, advertisers, and Google. We’re made up of multiple teams, building Google’s Advertising products including search, display, shopping, travel and video advertising, as well as analytics. Our teams create trusted experiences between people and businesses with useful ads. We help grow businesses of all sizes from small businesses, to large brands, to YouTube creators, with effective advertiser tools that deliver measurable results. We also enable Google to engage with customers at scale.

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.

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 and implementation of solutions in specialized ML areas, optimize ML infrastructure, and guide the development of model optimization and data processing strategies.