Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, RankEmbed

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.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information - any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Responsibilities

• Work on RankEmbed’s serving and indexing infrastructure that is currently serving millions of QPS at a low latency -- identify bottlenecks and deploy robust solutions.
• Design, implement and execute a robust rollout plan for the multiple components involved in RankEmbed’s model refreshes.
• Collaborate with SREs and Core on designing and implementing best practices to improve the existing ML infrastructure.
• Work with clients inside and outside of Search to understand their requirements and define their deployment strategy.
• Evaluate and analyze the performance of the various infrastructure components to identify their limitations and avenues for improvement.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development with C++ or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
• Experience with caffolding, Pod, and Flume.
• Experience debugging bottlenecks using profiling toolsand optimizing performance.