Google

Software Engineer, Foundational ML Research

Google$174K — $253K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or equivalent experience.
  • 5 years' experience in Python programming.
  • Experience with training machine learning models.
  • Preferred: PhD in a relevant field.
  • 5 years' experience with data structures/algorithms.
  • Exposure to academic publishing in ML venues or open-source contributions.
  • Familiarity with ML frameworks such as JAX, PyTorch.

Responsibilities

  • Prototype and test algorithmic approaches and write product/system development code.
  • Collaborate on design and code reviews to enforce best practices and production readiness.
  • Update and adapt documentation and educational content based on user feedback.
  • Diagnose and resolve issues impacting product performance or quality.
  • Design and implement solutions in specialized ML areas like reinforcement learning and game theory.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Opportunities for professional development and education.
  • Access to premium tech tools and resources.
  • Flexible work hours and remote work options if applicable.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience programming in Python.
  • Experience with training machine learning models.

Preferred qualifications:
  • PhD in Computer Science or equivalent field.
  • 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
  • Experience publishing in venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, COLT, ICLR) or contributing to open-source projects related to ML.
  • Experience with ML frameworks (JAX, PyTorch) for large-scale model training.
  • Experience applying ML research to generative models, specifically in areas of post-training Gemini models.


Responsibilities
  • Prototype and test fundamental algorithmic approaches. Write and test product or system development code.
  • Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews to ensure best practices amongst available technologies (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency,) and bring solutions into production environments
  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
  • Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
  • Design and implement solutions in one or more specialized ML areas such as reinforcement learning, optimization, privacy, and game theory.


Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $253000 (USD) 15% bonus target bonus equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

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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Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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