Google

Software Engineer, On-Device Machine Learning

Google$174K — $252K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 5 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages
  • 3 years of experience with machine learning infrastructure
  • 2 years of compiler development experience
  • Experience in mobile development

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate on design and code reviews to uphold best practices
  • Design and implement solutions in specific ML domains using ML infrastructure
  • Develop LiteRT, Google’s on-device AI framework with advanced hardware acceleration
  • Enable deployment of key ML models across diverse platforms
  • Optimize on-device model inference performance

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness plans
  • Generous paid time off and holidays
  • Retirement plans with company matching
  • Employee development programs
  • Innovative and inclusive work environment
Full Job Description
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Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
  • 3 years of experience with ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, optimization, data processing, debugging).
  • 2 years of experience developing compilers.
  • Experience in mobile development.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience leading and delivering successful ML projects focused on on-device deployment (Android, iOS, web browsers, or embedded devices).
  • Experience in ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow).
  • Experience with on-device ML software development kits (SDKs)/tooling (e.g., TensorFlow Lite, ExecuTorch, Core ML, SNPE/QNN).
  • Understanding of Generative AI model architectures and their optimization for on-device execution.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Passion for innovation and a strong desire to push the boundaries of what's possible with on-device ML.


About the job

LiteRT is Google's next generation on-device AI framework, succeeding TensorFlow Lite (TFLite). It is designed to maximize the performance, efficiency, and portability of ML models on a wide array of edge devices, from mobile phones to embedded systems. LiteRT significantly upgrades GPU acceleration and introduces native NPU acceleration, while maintaining and enhancing the robust CPU performance inherited from TFLite.

LiteRT enables developers and Google products to deploy AI across mobile, web, desktop, and embedded. Our team focuses on building cross-platform infrastructure aligned with Google's business needs, serving top Google products (Android, Chrome, Photos, Meet, Youtube, etc), third-party developers, and specialized Pixel solutions. Our goal is to provide on-device AI infrastructure with exceptional performance, enabling framework and device flexibility at scale.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

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Responsibilities
  • 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).
  • Design and implement solutions in one or more specialized ML areas, leverage ML infrastructure, and demonstrate expertise in a chosen field.
  • Develop LiteRT, Google's on-device AI framework for first- and third-party, enabling state-of-the-art (SOTA) hardware acceleration and use cases on edge platforms.
  • Enable on-device deployment of key models, such as Gemini Nano and Gemma, across various accelerators (GPU/Pixel TPU/NPUs/CPU) on Android, Chrome, iOS, desktop, and more.
  • Improve performance of on-device model inference via optimizations in the model symbol, on-device runtime and kernel implementation.


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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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