Senior Staff Software Engineer, Photos Storytelling
Company: Google
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent
practical experience. 8 years of experience in software
development. 7 years of experience leading technical project
strategy, ML design, and ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment,
model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning). 5 years
of experience with design and architecture, and testing and
launching software products. 5 years of experience with natural
language processing (NLP) concepts and algorithms, and in designing
NLP solutions. 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. 5 years of
experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and
setting technical direction. 3 years of experience working in an
organization involving cross-functional or cross-business projects.
Experience leading multi-team technical strategies for
consumer-facing products. Excellent technical design skills for
software projects and cross-team collaborations. 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 Photos Storytelling team is on a mission to help the photos
users craft, experience, and share their life's stories using AI.
The team partners directly with GDM to deploy the latest generative
media models and are actively building agentic features that allow
users to reminisce and share meaningful moments. You will be the
primary technical architect leading the evolution of memories and
video editing into the generative era. The US base salary range for
this full-time position is $262,000-$365,000 bonus equity benefits.
Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.
Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and
additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and
relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about
the specific salary range for your preferred location during the
hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in
US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include
bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities Define multi-year technical ideas and scalable
roadmap for the photos storytelling mission. Architect and develop
agentic features that leverage generative media and the latest
large language models to help users reminisce and share their
stories. Establish best practices for AI-native systems, focusing
on model evaluation, inference performance, and technical design.
Partner with research partners to integrate and launch features
using the latest generative media models. Lead the use of AI to
accelerate development; coach the team on agentic workflows and
emerging practices to multiply engineering output and impact.
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