Staff Software Engineer, Workspace Search Quality

Minimum qualifications:
 Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
 8 years of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms.
 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
 5 years of experience with machine learning algorithms and tools (e.g., TensorFlow), artificial intelligence, deep learning, or natural language processing.

Preferred qualifications:
 Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
 Experience launching and scaling user-facing, large-scale, production quality systems.
 Excellent software development skills, with the ability to design, implement, and optimize high-performance systems in a complex, distributed environment.
 Passion for machine learning technologies, and background in ML/NLP/Quality.

About The Job

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. 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 Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. 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.

We build consistent, intuitive searching and finding tools and experiences across Workspace that enable users to quickly, reliably, and effectively findany content and information they need to collaborate, stay informed, and be successful at work. We are developing centralized, scalable platforms and cross-app solutions while promoting consistency across Google Workspace.

Google Cloud accelerates every organizations ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Googles cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Responsibilities
 Lead the design and implementation of search solutions, from understanding natural language queries to developing and deploying machine learning models that significantly improve search quality.
 Drive innovation by exploring and integrating cutting-edge machine learning techniques, algorithms, and architectures to enhance search relevance and user experience.
 Own the technical goal for critical areas of Workspace Search, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and deliver on a strategic roadmap.
 Mentor and guide a team of engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
 Establish and refine evaluation frameworks and metrics to measure and track progress against key performance indicators.
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