About the role

What will you do at Google?

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

* 8 years of experience in software development.

* 5 years of experience leading technical project strategy, AI/ML design, and

working with industry-scale ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model

evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine-tuning).

* 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

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

technical field.

* Experience with generative AI tools and models for creating media, including

text, image, and video generation.

* Experience with model quality infrastructure, Direct experience with building

evaluation datasets, designing evaluation techniques, and implementing

automated or human-in-the-loop rating paradigms for generative AI models.

* Experience in model fine-tuning, quality hillclimbing, and advanced prompt

engineering techniques to optimize generative outputs.

* Experience working with or designing AI agents to support creative content

generation workflows.

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.

We’re building Creative Hub—a next-generation, AI-powered studio integrated

directly into the new Business Home. Our mission is to democratize high-end

marketing for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) by putting Google's multimodal

AI (image, text, and video) directly to the local shop owners and restaurateurs.

By transforming raw ideas into stunning, high-converting posts and content, we

help neighborhood businesses captivate local customers, boost foot traffic, and

level the playing field. In this role, you won't just build tools; you will

shape how millions of shoppers discover and engage with their favorite local

spots.

We are looking for a senior level team lead to lead design and development of

Content Creative Generational Experiences, the next version of Google Product

Studio for Merchant Shopping Organization.

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:

* Work along-side a team of engineers to drive the design and development of

content creative generative experiences, with expanding to more AI strategies

in future.

* Apply the image/video/text models to generate content that SMBs need.

* Partner with cross-functional teams and research to help provide feedback and

improve core model quality for foundational image/video/text models. Work

with cross-functional partners such as UX/Product Managers/Program

Managers/UX Researchers to define the direction and strategy for the area.

Your work will impact 5 Million plus initial merchants, one of the largest

merchant ecosystems in the world.

* Acquire and apply skills to build/leverage core ML infrastructure such as

evaluations, model tuning, Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) etc.

* Provide technical guidance/mentoring to the team to build reliable

infrastructure.

Which skills does this role require?

Software developmentTechnical leadershipAI/ML designML infrastructureModel deploymentModel evaluationData processingPrompt engineeringFull-stack developmentSoftware EngineeringMachine LearningMultimodal AIGoogle Product StudioCreative HubMerchant ShoppingPrompt EngineeringML InfrastructureData ProcessingResponsible AITechnical LeadershipProduct StrategyUX DesignFull-stackLLMsUser Research

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