Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning, Google Chat
Google · Sunnyvale, CA
About this role
Google is hiring a staff-level Machine Learning Engineer based in Sunnyvale, CA. The posting calls out experience with LLMs, RAG, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning. Compensation is listed at $207,000–$300,000 per year.
- Role
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Function
- machine learning
- Level
- staff
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
- Posted
- May 18, 2026
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Job description
from Google careersGoogle Cloud’s mission is to make every business successful through AI by combining cutting-edge technology, infrastructure, and talent. AI/ML software engineers in Cloud bridge the gap between pioneering models and a massive product vehicle reaching billions. Our talent density and AI-powered tools drive rapid development, rooted in a culture of empowerment and a bias to action. In this role, you aren’t just building technology; you’re shaping the frontier of enterprise and driving the evolution of advanced models.
In this role, you will be a part of the Chat Back-end team, building and shaping the critical AI infrastructure that powers Google Chat, one of the fastest-growing products within Google Workspace and a platform transforming how billions of people communicate and collaborate.
As a part of a team evolving into an intelligent, agentic collaboration partner for the enterprise, you will contribute to establishing AI as the foundation of enterprise collaboration by architecting Agents in Chat and developing foundational, next-gen GenAI capabilities, including Universal Knowledge Graph, Embeddings, Personalized Assistant, RAG-based Search, AI Overviews, and Agentic Workflows, while bridging the gap between generative AI research and production-grade distributed systems.