Senior Software Engineer, ML Compilers, TPU, YouTube
Listed on 2026-07-18
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Software Development
Software Engineer, Machine Learning/ ML Engineer, AI Engineer (Applied/Software)
Senior Software Engineer, ML Compilers, TPU, You Tube
You Tube place San Bruno, CA, USA ;
Mountain View, CA, USA
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- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience programming in C++ or Python.
- 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
- 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
- Experience with state-of-the-art ML compilers and their internals, experience writing compiler optimization passes.
- Experience with ML frameworks such as Tensor Flow, JAX, and PyTorch, or ML compilers (e.g., accelerated linear algebra (XLA)).
- Master's degree or PhD in computer science or related technical fields.
- Experience with debugging correctness and performance issues at all levels of the ML software stack.
- Familiarity with accelerator HW architectures (TPUs/GPUs).
On this team, you will own the optimization of the models powering the You Tube algorithm. Your work will range from contributing to the Accelerated Linear Algebra (XLA) compiler for Google's custom Tensor Processing Units, to authoring custom Pallas kernels in JAX, maximizing fleet utilization and the value delivered to users.
You will build support and optimize new and existing models in our Rec Sys stack, including new model architectures while adapting to next-generation TPU hardware.
You will engage in state-of-the-art model and TPU compiler co-design, with opportunities to work up and down the stack ranging from end-user ML models down to Hardware/Software architecture.
US: $174000 - $253000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
- Contribute to the compiler for a novel processor designed to accelerate machine learning workloads.
- Target and compile high-performance implementations of operations at distributed scale.
- Design and implement new compiler passes that extract more performance out of current and next-generation TPUs for our unique LEM (Large Embedding Models) requirements, directly impacting fleet efficiency.
- Collaborate closely with You Tube’s Next Platform Evaluation team and Google’s hardware designers to co-design future processors.
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