Software Engineer, Fleet Analytics, PhD, Early Career,

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

Minimum qualifications:

• PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience applying mathematical techniques to solve large-scale, intractable problems.
• Experience conducting advanced research in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or relevant experience.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• PhD in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operation Research, or a related field.
• Experience with mathematical optimization (e.g., LP, IP, MIP, NLP).
• Understanding of private and public cloud design considerations and limitations in the areas of virtualization and global infrastructure, distributed systems, load balancing and networking.
  
  

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.

As a key member of a small and versatile team, you design, test, deploy and maintain software solutions.

Within Google Cloud, the AI and Infrastructure (AI2) organization is at the forefront of creating AI/ML capabilities. We are responsible for designing and managing the software, hardware, and Machine Learning (ML) systems infrastructure that power essential Google services such as Search and YouTube, as well as Google Cloud products.

As a PhD Software Engineer within AI2, your specialized research expertise will be instrumental in solving complex, real-world problems on an unprecedented scale. You will engage in innovative projects spanning areas like AI/ML, networking, data storage, security, and distributed systems.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what's possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced optimization models (e.g., mixed integer programming).
• Design and develop other platform capabilities.
• Experiment and prototype for foundational tech stacks comparison and selection.
• Implement, deploy, and rollout features following safe rollout practices.
• Interact with users, partner teams for feature scoping, rollout support, and training.
  
  

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are 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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .