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Staff Software Engineer - YouTube Ads Marketplace Optimization
Software Engineer
Lead the design and production of advanced recommendation and ML systems for YouTube’s Ads Marketplace, driving optimization through scalable architecture, model deployment, and generative AI integration.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and implement large‑scale recommendation pipelines for ad placement, leveraging retrieval, ranking, and embedding models.
- Design and maintain ML infrastructure on AWS, ensuring robust model deployment, evaluation, and fine‑tuning workflows.
- Integrate generative AI tools and LLM interfaces to enhance ad targeting and creative generation.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable software solutions.
- Mentor junior engineers, conduct code reviews, and promote best practices in software design and architecture.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software development experience with a strong focus on production systems.
- 5+ years building and deploying recommendation systems and ML models in production.
- Deep expertise in Python, AWS services, and ML infrastructure components.
- Hands‑on experience with generative AI or LLM integration.
- Excellent problem‑solving skills and a passion for data‑driven product optimization.
Skills
pythonmachine learningawsgenerative ai