Staff Software Engineer, Generative AI Content, Search Platforms

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

The Content and GenAI Exploration team has a goal to enable stronger broader new Search’s experiences with content, especially with AI generated content, and build a horizontal Content Understanding, AI generated Content and Platform leveraging SoTA AI technology that can widely applied across Google surfaces, with high efficiency and cohesion. Moreover, in this up-to-discovery new AI era, we bridge AI research and product execution to discover GenAI features and lead innovative content product strategies.

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.

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy GenAI technology to empower Content understanding and AI Generated Content framework.

• Be responsible for conducting applied research on new GenAI techniques to explore the new Content Experience and Direction.

• Work with collaborating teams (e.g., Research, Search, Ads, etc.) engineers to integrate new GenAI technology into our Content products and services.

• Contribute to the goals and roadmaps of Search Content Platform’s next generation.

• Be responsible for holistic content modeling and supporting infrastructure that yield our content understanding across different content types, which in turn drive high-fidelity and consistent downstream product experiences across Search, etc.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• 5 years of experience leading ML design and optimizing ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
• 2 years of experience with 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 Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.