Senior Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Storytelling, Photos

Job Description

Define the long-term technical direction and scalable architecture for agentic storytelling in Google Photos, and lead development of conversational AI features that connect curation, retrieval, story generation, and editing. Establish engineering practices for agentic systems, partner with Photos engineering and research teams to integrate generative models, and coach the team in AI-enabled development workflows.

Requirements: A bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience is required, along with 8 years of C++ programming experience and 5 years of experience in software design and architecture, testing, and launching products. Preferred qualifications include a master's degree or PhD, 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms, 5 years in technical leadership, and 3 years working across a complex, matrixed organization.

Key Skills: C++, Software Architecture, Technical Leadership, Agentic Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, Generative AI, Multi-Turn Orchestration, Model Evaluation, Inference Latency Optimization, Scalable System Design, Data Structures and Algorithms, Software Testing, Software Launch, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Technical Coaching

Benefits: Bonus, Equity, Benefits