USD 174,000–252,000/yearAnnual period assumed — pay source
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .
3+ years building and deploying recommendation systems models in production
3+ years of end-to-end machine learning work
3+ years testing, maintaining, or launching software products, plus 1 year of software design
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Qualification wording
5 years of experience programming in Python and C++.
3 years of experience building and deploying recommendation systems models (retrieval, prediction, ranking, personalization, search quality, embedding) in production
3 years of experiencewith end-to-end Machine Learning (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging).
3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
Education & alternatives
**Minimum qualifications:**
+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
+ 5 years of experience programming in Python and C++.
**Preferred qualifications:**
+ Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
+ 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
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+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
+ 5 years of experience programming in Python and C++.
+ 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
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About the role
We file this job under ML Engineer, by the work the posting describes.
ML engineers put machine learning models into products. They write the code that trains, ships, serves and monitors models so a recommendation or prediction works for real users.
Postings ask for strong Python and software engineering, a framework such as PyTorch, cloud services, and more and more often experience with large language models.
A data scientist often works out which model to build; an ML engineer makes it run reliably in production.
US government figures for computer and information research scientists
Median yearly pay, May 2025
$140,300
Expected change, 2025 to 2035
21.8% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
The government has no code for ML engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, computer and information research scientists.
Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML Recommendations, Rankings, Predictions, YouTube
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**Minimum qualifications:**
+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
+ 5 years of experience programming in Python and C++.
+ 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
+ 3 years of experience building and deploying recommendation systems models (retrieval, prediction, ranking, personalization, search quality, embedding) in production; and experience building architecture.
+ 3 years of experiencewith end-to-end Machine Learning (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging).
**Preferred qualifications:**
+ Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
+ 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
+ 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
+ Experience developing accessible technologies.
**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.
At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .
**Responsibilities**
+ Write and test product or system development code.
+ Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews to ensure best practices amongst available technologies (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency,)
+ Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
+ Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
+ Design and implement recommendation systems models across different domains, leverage ML infrastructure, and contribute to architecture design.
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Pay
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .
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Mountain View, CA
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