Tech Lead Manager, ML Accelerator Fleet Efficiency

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

Job summary

Google is seeking an Software Engineering Manager to drive the ML infrastructure strategy and lead multiple teams across ML systems. You will guide core projects, ensure scalable deployment, and mentor engineers delivering high‑impact ML solutions.

You will manage a team of engineers, align with product goals, and oversee cross‑functional collaboration to advance Google's AI and ML capabilities globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience with speech/audio, reinforcement learning, ML infrastructure, or related ML field.
• 5 years of experience leading ML design and optimizing ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, evaluation, data processing).
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical strategy for large‑scale ML infrastructure development.
• Innovate directions for infrastructure over a 12‑month horizon amid rapidly changing tech.
• Guide sustainable engineering choices for ML systems at scale.
• Drive ML workload efficiencies using scaling, idle suspend, and related tech.
• Lead a team of ~10 engineers to improve efficiency of ML workloads.

Skills

Software development experience

ML experience (speech/audio, RL, ML-in

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

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

Tools

TPUs

GPUs

Low-level programming

ML compilers and runtimes

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.


• 8 years of experience in software development.


• 5 years of experience with one or more of the following: Speech/audio (e.g., technology duplicating and responding to the human voice), reinforcement learning (e.g., sequential decision making), ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field.


• 5 years of experience leading ML design and optimizing ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).


• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.


• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

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 involving cross-functional, or cross‑business projects.


• Experience with ML development, modeling, optimization, and infrastructure.


• Experience with TPUs, TPU system design, and GPUs.


• Experience with low‑level programming.


• Expertise in ML compilers and runtimes.

About the job

Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large‑scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way.
With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.

Our team drives machine learning computational efficiency. We manage software to optimize the utilization of hundreds of thousands of Google Accelerator Units globally. We build the software abstraction layer between ML models and physical TPU/GPU hardware.

Our mission is to eliminate resource waste across Google’s accelerator fleet, maximizing the physical utility of compute clusters while maintaining peak developer velocity and seamless runtime execution. We strive to provide a cohesive, highly efficient, and transparent runtime environment that enables ML teams to focus entirely on modeling and research rather than physical infrastructure constraints.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise‑grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting‑edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

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

• Drive technical strategy, roadmaps, and adoption for large‑scale ML infrastructure development.


• Innovate next directions for infrastructure over a 12‑month time horizon given a rapidly changing technology landscape.


• Exercise sound engineering judgment to guide sustainable engineering choices for ML systems at scale.


• Seek additional opportunities to drive efficiencies in ML workloads using scaling, idle suspend, and improving these capabilities with existing and novel technologies.


• Lead a team of ~10 engineers to develop solutions that drive the efficiency of ML workloads.

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