Google

Software Engineer, YouTube Ads Machine Learning Infrastructure

Google • $147K — $210K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with C or more programming languages, or 1 year with an advanced degree.
  • 1 year of experience with Speech/audio technology, reinforcement learning, ML infrastructure, or another ML specialization.
  • 1 year of experience in ML infrastructure tasks such as model deployment and optimization.
  • Preferred: Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field.

Responsibilities

  • Write product or system development code.
  • Collaborate through design and code reviews to ensure best practices.
  • Update and adapt documentation based on product changes and feedback.
  • Triage and debug product or system issues, analyzing their sources.
  • Implement solutions in specialized ML areas, contribute to model optimization.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare and wellness programs.
  • Retirement savings plans with company matching.
  • Employee development and learning opportunities.
  • Generous paid time off and flexible work arrangements.
  • Inclusive and diverse workplace culture.
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Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with C or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
  • 1 year 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.
  • 1 year of experience with ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, optimization, data processing, debugging).

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
  • Experience with Ads, machine learning infrastructure, machine learning optimization, TensorFlow, deep learning, large language model.
  • Experience developing accessible technologies.


About the job

YouTube Ads is a business and one of the fastest growing businesses at Google. The YouTube Ads ML Infra team empowers YouTube Ads ML advancement with the following goals:
  • Signals: Enable model quality improvements and top-line revenue growth by developing and integrating novel signals for LEM LLM training and serving.
  • Efficiency: Improve resource efficiency across the fleet, targeting substantial cost savings, maximizing resource utilization with streamlined operations, early planning and provisioning, and accelerating the adoption of the latest, most efficient AdsML infrastructure.
  • Automation: Improve developer velocity, reduce operational toil by investing in intelligent automation, agentic tooling, and streamlined development workflows.


Google Ads is at the forefront of AI innovation, applying cutting-edge machine learning and Generative AI models like Gemini to power a multi-billion dollar global business.

Our work directly impacts billions of users by protecting users from harm, improving ad quality, and optimizing campaigns for advertiser return-on-investment. We foster a culture of deep collaboration, partnering closely with teams like Google Research and DeepMind to solve complex challenges. Join us to work on state-of-the-art AI, take on problems at an unparalleled scale, and build the next generation of advertising technology.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

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Responsibilities
  • Write 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).
  • 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.
  • Implement solutions in one or more specialized ML areas, utilize ML infrastructure, and contribute to model optimization and data processing.

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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