Principal Engineer, Databases Agentic AI - Sunnyvale
2 days ago
Job description
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees.
Benefits for this role include:
Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note:
By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA
Minimum qualifications:
Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
15 years of AI/ML experience building models and delivering AI in production.
Experience with model training, evals, inference, AI infrastructure, Agents and unstructured data platforms (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, Hugging Face, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), LoRA, PEFT, Quantization, vLLM, LangChain).
Experience tracking industry trends and landscapes in AI and machine learning (Agentic AI, inference, training, etc.).Preferred qualifications:
Experience in building state-of-the-art AI models, training, and post-training for custom models or foundation models.
Experience with reinforcement learning.
Experience collaborating across organizations and with cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and foster a culture of technical excellence.
Excellent communication, people, and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to audiences.
Strong product sensibility, with capability to convert and drive key product innovations and opportunities.
About The Job
Google Cloud Databases feature industry-leading AI capabilities such as the state-of-the-art ScaNN vector search, leading AI models for semantic reranking an AI Query Engine - all built-in and delivered through SQL.
By developing state-of-the-art models and industry-leading AI capabilities in databases, Google Cloud is enabling customers to bring Enterprise AI to production on their real-time business data.
We are looking for Principal Engineer who will set and lead technical direction for teams of AI/ML engineers and scientists in the development and delivery of machine learning and Generative AI (genAI) powered database products and services.
This role is critical in reimagining how Google's foundation models can fundamentally improve in solving the most critical problems in data management.
You will drive innovation to build industry leading data capabilities across our database products including areas such as custom, task-specific models, and Applied AI across vector search, natural language interfaces to SQL, AI Agents, and AI functions in query processing.
Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $294,000-$414,000 + 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.
Responsibilities
Drive AI model development for databases, collaborating closely with Google DeepMind and Cloud AI teams.
Lead the technical direction of several teams covering the whole spectrum of AI powered databases.
Oversee the development and deployment of AI models, including Natural Language Understanding (NLU), Natural Language Generation (NLG), and machine learning algorithms targeted towards database systems.
Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate AI capabilities into existing and new database systems.Work closely with product management to define the product roadmap and ensure that GenAI is used to its full potential.
Collaborate with designers to create user-friendly and intuitive database interfaces. Work with other stakeholders to ensure that GenAI-powered data analytics products are aligned with the company's overall business goals.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 .
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