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Google · 1 day ago

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead, Ads Safety

Mountain View, CA, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$248K/yr - $349K/yr

8+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company that develops next-generation technologies to enhance user connectivity and interaction. They are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead for the Ads Safety team, responsible for leading efforts to protect users and the advertising ecosystem from fraud and harmful experiences. The role involves designing and building scalable systems, mentoring engineers, and developing detection tools to combat abuse.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud StorageSearch EngineSEO

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain highly scalable, low-latency, and reliable systems for real-time Ad scanning, detection, and enforcement. Own the full lifecycle of the systems

Lead the technical direction for the actor safety organization, this includes leading complex projects, from initial design to production deployment. Mentor junior engineers, conduct code and design reviews, and set a high bar for engineering excellence

Partner with product managers, and trust and safety to understand emerging threats and build effective, scalable solutions

Develop and implement sophisticated detection logic, models, and tools to combat abuse vectors, including account takeovers and fraudulent payments, and malicious ad creatives

Build and support data pipelines and ML infrastructure that power the detection models, enabling rapid model iteration and deployment

Qualification

Software developmentMachine learningTechnical leadershipArchitectureTrustSafety experienceData structures/algorithmsCross-functional collaborationMentoringProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

8 years of experience in software development

5 years of experience with design and architecture, and testing/launching software products

3 years of experience working in Trust and Safety, Ads, Anti-Fraud, Anti-Spam, or a similar security-focused domain

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field

8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms

5 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

Experience with machine learning, particularly applying models to classification, anomaly detection, or risk-scoring problems

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

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Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Andy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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