Senior Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML GenAI, Google Cloud Compute Infrastructure

Google

Sunnyvale, California, United StatesFull-time$262,000–$364,000Posted Nov 3, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 7 years of experience leading technical project strategy, ML design, and

optimizing industry-scale end-to-end Machine Learning (e.g., model

deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).

  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching

software products.

  • 2 years of experience with state of the art GenAI techniques (e.g., LLMs,

Multi-Modal, Large Vision Models) or with GenAI-related concepts (language

modeling, computer vision).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related

technical field.

  • 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
  • 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams

and setting technical direction.

  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed 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.

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: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% 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 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.

  • Drive technical project strategy, lead large-scale ML infrastructure

optimization, and oversee the design and implementation of state-of-the-art

GenAI solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.
  • Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects and manage priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  • Align teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines; influence and coach distributed engineers.
  • Drive technical strategy, optimize large-scale ML infrastructure, and oversee state-of-the-art GenAI solutions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of software development experience.
  • 7 years leading technical project strategy, ML design, and industry-scale end-to-end machine learning optimization.
  • 5 years of experience in design and architecture, and testing and launching software products.
  • 2 years of experience with state-of-the-art GenAI techniques or related concepts.
  • Preferred: Master’s degree or PhD in a related technical field.
  • Preferred: 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
  • Preferred: 5 years in a technical leadership role setting direction and leading project teams.

Benefits

  • 25% target bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Skills mentioned

Machine LearningGenerative AILarge Language ModelsModel DeploymentModel EvaluationGoogle CloudDistributed SystemsSystem DesignPerformance OptimizationSoftware Testing

About Google

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