Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML, YouTube

Google is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their YouTube AI/ML team, offering a competitive salary range of $166,000-$244,000 plus bonus, equity, and benefits. This role combines cutting-edge technology with creative innovation at YouTube, where the mission is to give everyone a voice and build community through shared stories.

The position requires strong expertise in machine learning infrastructure, with a focus on areas such as speech/audio technology, reinforcement learning, or other specialized ML fields. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of software development experience and a proven track record in testing, maintaining, and launching software products.

As part of YouTube's engineering team, you'll work on critical projects that impact billions of users, developing next-generation technologies that enhance how people connect and interact with content. The role offers opportunities to work with various technologies across information retrieval, distributed computing, system design, and artificial intelligence.

Key responsibilities include writing and testing code, collaborating on design reviews, contributing to documentation, and solving complex technical challenges. The position requires both technical expertise and leadership qualities, as you'll be working with cross-functional teams and helping shape the future of YouTube's AI/ML capabilities.

The role is based in either Mountain View or San Bruno, CA, offering the chance to work at Google's main campuses. Google provides a comprehensive benefits package and promotes an inclusive work environment, welcoming diverse perspectives and backgrounds. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about combining machine learning expertise with large-scale software engineering to make a significant impact on how people experience and interact with YouTube's platform.