Google

Senior Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML, Applied AI

Google$207K — $300K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years in software development
  • 5 years in testing and launching software products
  • 3 years with software design and architecture
  • 5 years in speech/audio technology, reinforcement learning, or ML infrastructure
  • 5 years in ML design and infrastructure, including model deployment and fine tuning

Responsibilities

  • Build core logic for multimodal customer support agents
  • Develop automated systems for iterative agent building and testing
  • Architect pathways to embed Gemini and Vertex AI intelligence into client infrastructure
  • Establish rigorous engineering benchmarks for automated testing
  • Partner with clients to identify bottlenecks for customizable agent solutions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage
  • Retirement savings plans with company match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Generous paid time off policy
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Employee wellness programs
Full Job Description
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 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 qualifications:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 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 launching and maintaining high-availability consumer-facing AI products.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, 0-to-1 environment with evolving requirements.
  • Passion for improving AI agents (e.g., to discover edge cases and safety vulnerabilities).


About the job

The Cloud Applied AI (AAI) powers business growth with Gemini Enterprise. Our portfolio includes Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience (Shopping Agent, CX Agent Studio, Agent Assist, Vertex AI Search - Commerce, Customer Experience Insights), along with other vertical and domain packaged solutions. We enable high adoption and speed to value by building solutions that are quickly deployed, delivering new 0-to-1 capabilities with startup agility. Team members operate at the forefront of AI, collaborating directly with model builders with unprecedented speed. Join us to work on cutting-edge projects and shape the future of AI in a fast-paced, collaborative, and impactful environment.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000-$300,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Build the core logic for multimodal customer support agents that execute complex reasoning across sales and support.
  • Develop automated systems and tools that allow agents to iteratively build, test, and refine other agents.
  • Architect the pathways that embed Gemini and Vertex AI intelligence directly into client-facing Cloud infrastructure.
  • Establish rigorous engineering benchmarks to replace manual "trial-and-error" testing with automated, high-fidelity optimization.
  • Partner with Cloud clients to identify bottlenecks and deploy rapidly customizable agent solutions.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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Size
156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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