Google

Staff Software Engineer, User AI Flywheel, Search Intelligence

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience in testing and launching software products, and 3 years in software design and architecture.
  • 5 years of experience leading ML design and optimizing ML infrastructure.
  • 2 years of experience with GenAI techniques (e.g., LLMs, Multimodal, Large Vision Models).

Responsibilities

  • Advocate for modeling, tuning, and optimization to enhance LLM performance.
  • Innovate user-driven improvements of LLMs addressing response quality.
  • Collaborate with Google Research and DeepMind to advance LLM technologies.
  • Share expertise in system design and machine learning in a team setting.
  • Build relationships with stakeholders to execute LLM projects.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare package.
  • Generous retirement savings plans.
  • Paid time off and flexible work arrangements.
  • Access to professional development resources.
  • Wellness programs and mental health support.
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 leading ML design and optimizing ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
  • 2 years of experience with GenAI techniques (e.g., LLMs, Multimodal, Large Vision Models) or with GenAI-related concepts (language modeling, computer vision).

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • Experience in reinforcement learning with human feedback (RLHF) as applied to LLM modeling, data collection, and evaluation.
  • Experience in fine-tuning and optimizing large language models, demonstrating a deep understanding of performance enhancement techniques.
  • Understanding of ML systems and production infrastructure, enabling effective collaboration with engineers and establishing credibility with customers.
  • Ability to seamlessly shift between providing detailed technical direction and contributing to the broader strategic outlook for LLM initiatives.
  • Ability to successfully develop and implement technology solutions that deliver impact at scale.


About the job

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information - any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

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
  • Advocate the development of modeling, tuning and optimization techniques to enhance Large Language Model (LLM) performance, quality, and capabilities.
  • Innovate in the design and implementation of user signals driven improvement of LLMs, to address known loss patterns and response quality behaviors and capabilities.
  • Partner with experts from Google Research and DeepMind to advance LLM technologies and integrate them into groundbreaking products.
  • Demonstrate exceptional teamwork, sharing your expertise in system design, machine learning modeling, and coding practices tailored to the LLM domain.
  • Cultivate strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization to collaboratively define and execute LLM initiatives.


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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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