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Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML, Google Labs

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Mountain View, CA, USA or New York, NY, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$207k - $300k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design minimum viable tests and prototypes to de-risk novel AI concepts.
  • Execute technical spikes in short, iterative sprints to resolve architectural hurdles and establish core feasibility.
  • Build novel design, coding, and product solutions using agentic systems, including planning, memory, context, tool use, and loops.
  • Analyze early technical and user signals to assess project feasibility and guide decisions.
  • Partner with small, cross-functional teams to turn ambiguous ideas into concrete technical and product directions.
  • Blend Software Engineering with Product Management, Research, Data Science, and UX Research functions.

Requirements

  • 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 in speech/audio, reinforcement learning, ML infrastructure, or another ML field.
  • 5 years of experience with ML design and ML infrastructure, including model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, or fine-tuning.
  • Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.
  • Preferred experience with AI/ML systems, especially Large Language Models and agentic systems.
  • Preferred experience with system design, evaluation methodologies, and quantitative data analysis.
  • Understanding of agentic architectures, including loops, skills, context management, planning, tool use, and evaluations.
  • Ability to work in small-team or startup environments and build new products amid uncertainty.

Benefits

  • US base pay is $207000-$300000 plus a 20% bonus target, equity, and benefits.
  • Google provides benefits; the posting directs applicants to learn more about them.
  • The role is based in a small, cross-functional, fluid 0-to-1 product development environment.
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Google builds consumer and enterprise software and services including Search, Android, YouTube, Chrome, Maps, Gmail, and Google Cloud. Its business model centers on digital advertising and paid cloud, software, and hardware offerings (e.g., Pixel and Nest) for consumers, developers, and organizations. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Google operates globally as a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

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