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AI/ML software engineers in Cloud bridge the gap between pioneering models and a massive product vehicle reaching billions. Our talent density and AI-powered tools drive rapid development, rooted in a culture of empowerment and a bias to action. In this role, you aren’t just building technology; you’re shaping the frontier of enterprise and driving the evolution of advanced models.\nOur team develops Borglet which is Google’s “node agent”, responsible for managing the life cycle of all user processes that run on all our machines. The Borglet Infrastructure group in Borglet is a team of 30 SWEs (distributed between Sunnyvale and Warsaw) developing core pieces of Borglet (Software Architecture, Runtime, Machine Management, Storage) to deliver the container infrastructure that is scalable, extensible, efficient and secure. 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