Google · 5 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, On-Device Machine Learning
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$197K/yr - $291K/yr
8+ years expGoogle is a leading technology company that develops next-generation technologies for billions of users. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to provide strategic leadership for On-Device Machine Learning and Generative AI, focusing on solving complex problems and optimizing performance across various hardware.
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Responsibilities
Create roadmaps for developer-facing APIs, SDKs, and tools, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of LLM workflows
Solve technically challenging problems that exceed the scope of a generalist Software Engineers, specifically around optimizing GenAI performance across heterogeneous hardware (CPUs, GPUs, and EdgeTPUs)
Guide the team in designing resilient and robust systems, proactively anticipating scaling bottlenecks or shifts in usage as LLMs become increasingly complex
Coordinate efforts across multiple groups, including Android ML, ML Compiler, and DeepMind, to co-design performance and evaluation workflows
Provide technical mentorship, and implement new practices that address team needs and increase the velocity of your teammates
Qualification
Required
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 with one or more of the following: Speech/audio (e.g., technology duplicating and responding to the human voice), reinforcement learning (e.g., sequential decision making), ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field
5 years of experience with ML design and ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning)
Preferred
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
Experience in GenAI end-to-end workflow
Experience with mobile app development experience and familiarity with iOS/Android build/testing system
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
Benefits
Company
Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$26.1MKey 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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