Staff ML Software Engineer, Ads Modeling, Personalization, and Quality
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info_outline 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. App Ads is one of the fastest growing businesses in Google Ads, with an annual run rate of over $20B.
Our business drives a significant portion of business growth for Google overall. It affects the lives of users around the world by helping them find new games, plan vacations, and shop for great agreements or fun experiences, etc. Our team delivers engineering innovations to improve the App Ads Quality and provide key technologies to empower App Ads business growth. We focus on building machine learning models to predict users’ interaction with ads, and combining them with principled optimization techniques to help publishers monetize their content and advertisers acquire engaged users.
Google Ads is at the forefront of AI innovation, applying cutting-edge machine learning and Generative AI models like Gemini to power a multi-billion dollar global business. Our work directly impacts billions of users by protecting users from harm, improving ad quality, and optimizing campaigns for advertiser return-on-investment. We foster a culture of deep collaboration, partnering closely with teams like Google Research and DeepMind to solve complex challenges.
Join us to work on state-of-the-art AI, take on problems at an unparalleled scale, and build the next generation of advertising technology. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
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$207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google .
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