Reliability Lead, Staff Software Engineering, YouTube Media Engine
Description For Reliability Lead, Staff Software Engineering, YouTube Media Engine
Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead reliability efforts for YouTube's Media Engine platform. This role sits at the intersection of YouTube's core media technology and its major consumer experiences including Shorts, Live, and Create. The position involves leading performance and reliability initiatives as the Media Engine's Creation Platform scales across multiple product surfaces.
The role requires deep technical expertise in software development, reliability analysis, and system architecture. You'll be responsible for coordinating with product and engineering teams to identify optimization opportunities, build instrumentation for performance measurement, and establish incident response processes. The work directly impacts YouTube's mission to empower creators and connect billions of users worldwide.
As a Reliability Lead, you'll work with cross-functional teams across iOS, Android, and other platforms to drive performance improvements. The role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge media understanding and generation technologies, bringing innovations from Google's Research and Core ML teams to YouTube's creator tools.
The position offers competitive compensation ($197,000-$291,000 base salary plus bonus, equity, and benefits) and the chance to work at Google's Mountain View headquarters. You'll be part of YouTube's mission to give everyone a voice and build community through shared stories. The role requires 8+ years of software development experience, with deep expertise in reliability analysis and technical leadership.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer passionate about large-scale systems, media technology, and technical leadership. You'll help shape the future of content creation on one of the world's largest platforms while working with cutting-edge technology and talented teams.
Responsibilities For Reliability Lead, Staff Software Engineering, YouTube Media Engine
- Lead and oversee multiple work streams geared towards improving the reliability and performance of Media Engine as a whole
- Coordinate with product and partner engineering teams using Media Engine to identify pain points and optimization opportunities
- Work with other engineers on Media Engine's iOS, Android, and cross-platform teams to consolidate performance improvements across platforms
- Work closely with our logging and analytics team to build instrumentation to measure Media Engine performance and identify areas of improvement
- Lead the effort to resolve reliability and performance related incidents, ensuring that processes are in place for the larger team to respond to these incidents
Requirements For Reliability Lead, Staff Software Engineering, YouTube Media Engine
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- 8 years of experience in software development
- 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products
- 5 years of experience with reliability analysis
- 3 years of experience with software design and architecture
Benefits For Reliability Lead, Staff Software Engineering, YouTube Media Engine
- Medical Insurance
- 401k
- Equity
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
