Job Description
Staff Software Engineer, Generative AI Google - 4.3 Sunnyvale, CA Job Details Full-time $207,000 - $300,000 a year 6 hours ago Qualifications Software engineering Engineering development testing System design System design for system development Engineering product development Model evaluation Design (software development lifecycle) Full Job Description Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in software development. 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture. 5 years of experience leading ML design and optimizing ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning). 2 years of experience with GenAI techniques (e.g., Large Language Models, 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 and algorithms. 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects. 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; separately envisioning, bootstrapping and driving projects, setting roadmap and leading adjacent engineers with a track record of deliveries. Experience shipping products powered by AI/ML. Experience with the open-source local large language model stack and ecosystem. 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. On-device Machine Learning (ODML) is central to Google's product portfolio. The most unique experiences on Pixel, and Android today are already powered by on device Machine Learning - Speech Recognition, Camera, and Assistant/Translation. Google offers low-level ODML frameworks like TensorFlow Lite and MediaPipe to run machine learning on Android, iOS, Web, and other mobile/embedded devices. It is now deployed across 4 billion+ devices, in 25000+ Android apps, powering marquee features in Android, Search, Photos, Assistant, YouTube, and more. To continue growth and drive the next-generation of ML functionality, we are investing in improving overall usability, on-device performance, and the developer experience across all platforms 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. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000-$300,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities Help bootstrap a brand new effort to bring the performance of LiteRT-LM to agentic systems. Understand where the open-source third-party ecosystem is going and influence the direction of LiteRT-LM to enable the most developer friendly integrations with popular agentic systems. Understand the needs of first-party teams and build common infrastructure to enable the ability to use local Large Language Models (LLMs) from first-party products. Develop the necessary infrastructure from local API servers, agent harnesses, end-to-end integration tests and evals to build a production-ready local LLM solution. Full stack development to enable local LLMs with LiteRT-LM for first-party and third-party products. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
