Senior Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning, Google Ads

$237,000 - $337,000/Yr

Google - Mountain View, CA

Full-time - Senior

Mountain View, CA

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About the position

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer in Machine Learning at Google Ads, you will play a pivotal role in developing next-generation technologies that enhance how users connect and interact with information. This position involves leading high-impact projects, managing project priorities, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative software solutions that operate at massive scale. You will leverage your expertise in machine learning and software development to influence and coach a distributed team of engineers, ensuring alignment on goals and timelines while pushing technology forward.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
• Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms.
• 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.
• 7 years of experience with machine learning algorithms and tools (e.g., TensorFlow), artificial intelligence, deep learning or natural language processing.

Nice-to-haves

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

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $237,000-$337,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.