Senior Staff Software Engineer, Generative AI, Search Intelligence

About the role

The User-AI Flywheel team in Search Intelligence builds new AI-driven tools for automatic self-improvement, and feedback-driven model training and automated evaluations of all Google Search features and its ecosystem, including AI Mode and AI Overviews. This is a quality and modeling IC/TL role to leverage user signals across Search in managing improvements to OneRecipe, and AI Mode and AI Overviews out-of-model and prompted capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Advocate the development of modeling, tuning, and optimization techniques to support large language model (LLM) performance, quality, and capabilities.
• Guide the design and implementation of user-signal-driven improvements of LLMs to address known loss patterns and response quality behaviors.
• Partner with experts from Google Research and DeepMind to advance LLM technologies and integrate them into groundbreaking products.
• Demonstrate exceptional teamwork, sharing your expertise in system design, machine learning modeling, and coding practices tailored to the LLM domain.
• Cultivate relationships with stakeholders across the organization to collaboratively define and execute LLM initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 7 years of experience leading technical project strategy, ML design, and optimizing industry-scale ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
• 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.
• 2 years of experience with state of the art GenAI techniques (e.g., LLMs, Multi-Modal, Large Vision Models) or with GenAI-related concepts (language modeling, computer vision).

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
• 5 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.

Skills

• Experience with large language models (LLMs).
• Expertise in machine learning modeling and coding practices.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $262000 - $365000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits