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Google · 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML Recommendations, Rankings, Predictions, YouTube

San Bruno, CA, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$197K/yr - $291K/yr

8+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company that develops next-generation technologies impacting billions of users. The Staff Software Engineer will focus on AI/ML recommendations, rankings, and predictions for YouTube, leading projects that enhance software solutions and optimize machine learning infrastructure.

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Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions

Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects. Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables

Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines. Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers

Lead the design and implementation of recommendation systems, optimize ML infrastructure, and guide the development of model architecture

Qualification

Recommendation systemsML designOptimizationSoftware designArchitectureData structures/algorithmsTechnical leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

8 years of experience in software development

5 years of experience building and deploying recommendation systems models (retrieval, prediction, ranking, embedding) in production and experience building architecture in different modeling domains

5 years of experience leading ML design and optimizing ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning)

5 years of experience testing, and launching software products

3 years of experience with software design and architecture

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field

8 years of experience with data structures/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

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Andy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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