The Senior Staff Software Engineer role focuses on developing generative retail ad formats and large language model applications at Google. The position is part of the WebSearch Formats team in Retail Ads, which is responsible for enhancing user experiences for shopping ads on Google.com. The engineer will leverage expertise in machine learning and generative AI to optimize ad products and improve user engagement. This role requires collaboration with various stakeholders across Ads, Commerce, and Search to drive innovation and technical excellence.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures and algorithms.
• 8 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 5 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• 8 years of experience with ML/AI algorithms and tools, deep learning or other modeling.
• 7 years of experience leading technical project strategy, ML design, and ML infrastructure.
• 2 years of experience with GenAI, including LLMs and multi-modal models.

• Address open-ended problems at the frontier of Generative AI and retail ad products.
• Influence organization strategy and prioritization by identifying key areas worth investing in.
• Work closely with Ads Quality, Commerce, and Search stakeholders to optimize the retail ad products ecosystem.
• Own the holistic technical architecture and manage complex, multi-quarter, cross-team initiatives.
• Proactively diagnose and resolve cross-system bottlenecks to enhance engineering excellence.

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