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In this role, you will have experience building very large AI clusters using the latest technologies for AI acceleration and cluster interconnects and networking. We are looking to build the AI infrastructure for the future, so if you are interested in how you could build a brand new product rather than just evolving an existing one, this may be the role you are looking for.\nThe AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.\nWe're the driving team behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. 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