Staff Software Engineer, Generative AI Blackbelt Team
London, UK Until 9/7/2026 8+ years exp First posted July 9, 2026 Last posted July 9, 2026
Job description
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.With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.
The Google Cloud Platform Generative AI Black Belt team helps customers unlock their potential with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
In this role, you will help shape the future of businesses of all sizes using AI and Machine Learning (ML).The Google Cloud AI Research team addresses AI challenges motivated by Google Cloud’s mission of bringing AI to tech, healthcare, finance, retail and many other industries. We work on a range of unique problems focused on research topics that maximize scientific and real-world impact, aiming to push the state-of-the-art in AI and share findings with the broader research community. We also collaborate with product teams to bring innovations to real-world impact that benefits our customers.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
- Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
- Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
- Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions.
Qualifications
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.
- Experience in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Gen AI, and Software Engineering, including building agents, working with models, utilizing Vertex AI, and developing automation tools.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
About this role
Summary
Lead AI projects, develop software solutions, and provide technical leadership.
Job title
Staff Software Engineer, Generative AI Blackbelt Team
Experience level
8+ years
Minimum experience
8+ years exp
Industry
software
Location requirements
London, UK; remote work not specified.
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Skills & keywords
Required skills
software developmentartificial intelligencemachine learningsoftware designarchitecture
Preferred skills
data structuresalgorithmstechnical leadershipcross-functional collaboration
Specializations
artificial intelligencemachine learninglarge-scale systemsnatural language processing
Locations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
London, UK
Work arrangement unknown City
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