Applied AI Software Engineer, Looker

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., Large Language Models, Multi-Modal, Large Vision Models) or with GenAI-related concepts (e.g., language modeling, computer vision).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• 3 years of experience working in an organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

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.

Looker is at the forefront of AI-driven Business Intelligence, and the Modeling team is key to this goal. We're building the next generation of data modeling experiences atop Looker's semantic layer (LookML). We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join a newly formed team dedicated to an exciting new initiative: the LookML Coding Agent.

In this role, you will pioneer an AI agent capable of understanding user's inputs to auto-generate LookML code, which involves solving challenges in multi-turn code generation, building conversational AI to gather context, integrating with data ecosystem, and designing for future extensibility for natively integrating into AI-powered IDE. You will make Looker's semantic modeling more intuitive, powerful, and AI-native, profoundly impacting how our customers derive insights from their data.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $197,000-$291,000 + 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.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop next-generation software systems for Business Intelligence and Data analytics.
• Participate in discussion with Product Managers and customers to understand requirements and map those to technical requirements.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
• Evaluate, fine-tune, and maintain models by collecting and preparing data.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.