Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML, AdsML LLM, ML Modeling, Infrastructure, Search Ads

Google
Mountain View, California, United States · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesFull-time$207,000–$300,000Posted Aug 31, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience programming in Python or C++.
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
  • 5 years of experience leading ML design and optimizing ML infrastructure

(e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine

tuning).

  • 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.

  • 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 an organization involving cross-functional,

or cross-business projects.

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

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software

solutions.

  • Provide technical leadership on projects.
  • 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.

  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions.
  • Provide technical leadership on projects.
  • 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.
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience programming in Python or C++.
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
  • 5 years of experience leading ML design and optimizing ML infrastructure.
  • 5 years of experience with one or more ML fields.
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field preferred.
  • 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms preferred.

Benefits

  • 20% bonus target
  • equity
  • comprehensive benefits package

Skills mentioned

PythonC++System DesignDistributed SystemsSoftware TestingPerformance OptimizationMachine LearningModel DeploymentModel EvaluationLarge Language Models

About Google

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