About the role

What will you do at Google?

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

* 5 years of experience programming in Python or C++.

* 3 years of experience with ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model

evaluation, optimization, data processing, debugging).

* 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.

* 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

* 1 year 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 Computer Science or related technical field.

* 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.

* 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.

* Experience developing accessible technologies.

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: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

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

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Write and test product or system development code.

* Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews to

ensure best practices amongst available technologies (e.g., style guidelines,

checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency,)

* Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content

based on product/program updates and user feedback.

* Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the

sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations

and quality.

* Design and implement GenAI solutions, leverage ML infrastructure, and

evaluate tradeoffs between different techniques and their application

domains.

Which skills does this role require?

PythonC++Machine Learning InfrastructureModel DeploymentModel EvaluationData ProcessingSoftware ArchitectureGenAILLMsMulti-ModalLarge Vision ModelsDebuggingMachine LearningInfrastructureSoftware EngineeringComputer VisionCloud ComputingSoftware DevelopmentCode ReviewAPIGCP

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