Senior Software Engineer, Labs AI

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in Python
• Experience in Machine Learning/AI Infrastructure.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• PhD degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) (e.g., Prompt Engineering, applications for ML, evaluations, post-training).
• Experience designing and implementing autonomous, multi-step AI agents that use LLMs to reason, plan, and execute tasks.

About the job

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. 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 Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. 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. Labs is a group focused on incubating early-stage efforts in support of Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team exists to help discover and create new ways to advance our core products through exploration and the application of new technologies. We work to build new solutions that have the potential to transform how users interact with Google. Our goal is to drive innovation by developing new Google products and capabilities that deliver significant impact over longer timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and evaluate the next generation of software development agents using code-based Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Work specifically on developing an AI agent for Stitch, an AI code agent optimized for creating high-quality, well-designed user interfaces.
• Collaborate closely with software engineers, research scientists, and product managers to integrate LLM agents into new products and surfaces.
• Translate research concepts and prototypes into scalable, and production-ready Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems.
• Apply a solid understanding of software development practices, machine learning algorithms, and data engineering principles to drive project success.