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Senior Software Engineer, Generative AI/Machine Learning, Google Ads

Google · United States · On-site

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About Google

Learn more about Google. Explore our innovative AI products and services, and how we. Backed by Kleiner Perkins.

About the role

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.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C++, Python, or Go)
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture
  • 3 years of experience with one or more of the following: Speech/audio, reinforcement learning, ML infrastructure or specialization in another ML field
  • 3 years of experience with ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, optimization, data processing, debugging, prompt engineering, LLM output validation)
More about this role
  • Write and test product or system development code, focusing on end-to-end features spanning user-facing interfaces (chat, email, and video) down to backend APIs, storage schemas, and databases.
  • Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews. Partner with peers via design docs and code reviews to ensure system accuracy, testability, and adherence to engineering best practices.
  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content: Create and update technical documentation, API specifications, and developer guides based on product updates and user feedback.
  • Triage, debug, and resolve platform issues, analyzing root causes and their downstream impacts on system and service operations.
  • Design and implement solutions in one or more specialized ML areas, leverage ML infrastructure, and demonstrate expertise in a chosen field, focusing on agentic prompts and multi-turn conversational workflows.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C++, Python, or Go).
  • 3 years of...

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