Skip to main content

Software Engineer III, ML, TPU Efficiency, YouTube at Google

Seniority in posting: Mid

Compensation

$147,000 – $210,000/yr

Location
Mountain View, California
Type
Full-time
Level
mid
Posted

Description

Google is hiring a Software Engineer, Machine Learning to optimize models powering the YouTube recommendation system. The role focuses on model efficiency, low-precision quantization, knowledge distillation, parameter sharing, hardware-friendly architectures, TPU compiler co-design, and optimization of training and inference pipelines. Candidates need a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience, at least two years of C++ or Python programming experience, software design and architecture experience, software-launching experience, ML model optimization experience, and familiarity with TensorFlow, JAX, PyTorch, or ML compilers. The position offers a US base salary of $147,000–$210,000 plus a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

For job seekers

Ready to find a role that actually fits?

Upload your résumé, start a Job Search Thread, and let Metaintro rank real openings against your experience — then guide you from search to offer.

Match

Compare live roles against your current evidence.

Position

Turn proof projects into role-specific applications.

Improve

Use market feedback to keep the skill plan current.

Return to navigation