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# Staff AI/ML Software Engineer, YouTube Ads Creative Foundations

- **Company:** Google LLC
- **Location:** Mountain View, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $207,000.0 - $300,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Data Structures, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Design of User Interfaces, Push Technology, Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Software Architecture, Tensorflow, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Systems Architecture, Data Storage Technologies, Pytorch, Deep Learning, Information Technology, Search Engines
- **Published:** September 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3412411466&tx=IT878TYI&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

 * 8 years of experience in software development.
 * 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
 * 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
 * 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
 * Experience designing or deploying machine learning (ML) infrastructure or platforms., * Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
 * 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
 * 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
 * 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
 * Proficiency in deep learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) and cloud/distributed data technologies.

## Description

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions., * Serve as the technical leader responsible for architecting, scaling, and steering the next-generation infrastructure that powers our AI/ML applications. You will operate at the intersection of Ads, YouTube, and GenAI research to build high-throughput systems that enable seamless creative generation and optimization.

 * Define the technical roadmap and architect scalable foundational infrastructure, including creative data engines, generation and rendering pipelines, and agentic orchestration frameworks.
 * Design and optimize distributed systems to manage complex GenAI and heavy media-processing workloads efficiently.
 * Build and mature experiment and learning infrastructure to accelerate model training, evaluation, and rapid deployment.
 * Partner with Product Management, Research, and executive leadership to align infrastructure capabilities with long-term business goals. Guide, mentor, and elevate executive and junior engineers on the team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and execution.

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