Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML, YouTube Ads

• Lead the end-to-end development of novel machine learning models, incorporating techniques like deep learning, reinforcement learning, and generative artificial intelligence, from concept to production.
• Build and scale end-to-end machine earning pipelines for model training, inference, and integration with high-throughput Ad serving systems.
• Explore, implement, and integrate with generative models for text, image, and video adaptations within Ads.
  
• Apply deep learning and reinforcement learning to understand asset value and optimize creative composition while developing metrics and algorithms to ensure creative freshness and efficient exploration.
• Contribute to the architecture of centralized services for unifying asset attributes and model-driven insights across different applications, collaborating with infrastructure and serving teams to power creative optimization.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience in data structures and algorithms.
• 5 years of experience building and productionizing machine learning models, with experience in deep learning or reinforcement learning.
• Experience with machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow and JAX, production machine learning platforms such as TensorFlow Extended and AdBrain, and generative models and their applications.
• Proficiency in designing, running, and analyzing large-scale online experiments (A/B tests).
• Familiarity with online advertising systems, creative optimization, personalization, or recommender systems.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.