Technical Lead Manager, Applied AI, DeepMind

Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of new scalable products and software applications from 0 to 1, leveraging generative AI models.

• Guide the team in rapidly developing new features, iterating quickly based on evaluation results.

• Collaborate with researchers and product managers to translate research advancements into tangible product features, and partner with the PM team to qualify and seize new project opportunities.

• Mentor and develop team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.

• Oversee the optimization of software performance, ensure the reliability of deployed applications, and advocate best practices for building and deploying generative AI applications.

Qualifications Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).

• 7 years of experience leading technical projects and optimizing ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning), including at least 5 years of experience in a people leadership role overseeing and guiding technical teams.

• 5 years of experience in one or more ML fields (e.g., media generation, reinforcement learning, infrastructure, etc.).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with generative AI models and applications and evaluating model performance, analyzing results, and implementing improvements.

• Experience with front-end development.

• Proven experience in rapidly developing and shipping software products in a fast-paced, customer-facing startup-like environment, demonstrating adaptability to changing priorities.

• Experience with cloud computing platforms and infrastructure (e.g., Google Cloud Platform).

• Experience with machine learning frameworks and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, etc.

• Contributions to open-source projects.