Technical Lead, Vector Search, Vertex AI

Google Cloud's software engineers develop next-generation technologies impacting billions of users globally. The ML, Systems, & Cloud AI (MSCA) organization designs and manages hardware, software, machine learning, and systems infrastructure for Google services and Google Cloud, including Vertex AI, a leading AI platform for enterprise customers.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience building and developing infrastructure, distributed systems, networks, compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Nice to have:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience in a complex, matrixed organization including technical leadership and setting technical direction.
• 3 years of experience with GenAI techniques (e.g., LLMs, Multi-Modal, Large Vision Models) or GenAI-related concepts (e.g., language modeling, computer vision).

• Own the technical goal and architecture of the Vector Search Serving infrastructure to manage massive datasets and query volumes with low latency.
• Contribute to critical code paths, conduct high-quality code reviews, and author technical design documents.
• Manage, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers.
• Advocate for reliability and service health by overseeing incident management processes and ensuring effective resolution and systemic improvements.
• Act as a bridge between technology and users by understanding customer use cases and evolving infrastructure accordingly.

Google is an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Qualified applicants are considered regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities are available upon request.