The Software Engineer for Discover Ads Retrieval at Google will lead efforts to enhance ad relevance and quality for the Discover Feed, which serves approximately 2 billion monthly active users. This role involves innovating machine learning models and applicant generation strategies to filter potential ads effectively. The engineer will work closely with various modeling teams to define the roadmap for retrieval quality and ensure alignment with user satisfaction and advertiser ROI. This position is critical in driving the performance of Google's advertising products.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Java, C/C++ or Python.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience building and deploying recommendation systems models in production.
• 5 years of experience with ML design and ML infrastructure.

• Be the primary technical authority for the retrieval stack and drive improvements in ad relevance and quality.
• Define the roadmap for retrieval quality and build partnerships with relevant modeling teams.
• Innovate on measuring and improving ad relevance to align with user satisfaction and advertiser ROI.
• Design next-generation applicant generation strategies.
• Oversee the integration of fresh signals into retrieval models to capture the dynamic nature of the Discover Feed.

• Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.