Senior Software Engineer, ML, Google Photos Reminiscing

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• Experience with Machine learning (ML) and Large Language Models (LLMs), including training and evaluating ML models.
• Experience with the development and evaluation of new signals/scores for large-scale systems.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and research

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Knowledge of Google Photos, with the ability to make a positive impact on millions of users worldwide.
• Excellent communication, and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams. Proven ability to define and execute strategic initiatives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

About the job

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.

We're looking for passionate engineers to help build a new team of engineers in Bangalore. This team will play a critical role in shaping the future of Reminiscing in Google Photos, focused on leveraging modern ML techniques to create unique, personalized Reminiscing experiences.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Technical Goal and Roadmap: Collaborate with cross-functional partners to help refine the team's technical goal, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with overall Google Photos goals.
• Drive Impact: Deliver high-quality software solutions, through both direct contributions and indirectly working through others, that delight users and contribute to the continued success of Google Photos.
• Cultivate Engineering Excellence: Establish and promote software engineering best practices, balancing code health with project velocity and maintainability.
• Foster a Culture of Collaboration: Advocate a positive and collaborative work environment, encouraging knowledge sharing, open communication, and mutual respect.