Site Reliability Engineer, Video Processing SRE

Google is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join their Video Processing team, treating operations as a software engineering challenge. This role sits at the intersection of traditional operations and software development, focusing on maintaining and improving Google's critical video processing infrastructure.

The position offers a unique opportunity to work on planet-spanning systems that serve billions of users. As an SRE, you'll be responsible for the reliability, performance, and efficiency of Google's video processing, upload, and transcoding systems. You'll work across the full technology stack, from low-level disk operations to continental-level service capacity planning.

The role requires a strong technical foundation with at least 2 years of experience in software development and distributed systems. You'll be part of a team that handles critical systems for services like YouTube, ensuring they remain available and performant despite various challenges including hardware failures, bandwidth issues, and configuration problems.

What makes this role particularly exciting is the scale and impact of the work. You'll be working on systems that process and serve video content to billions of users worldwide, requiring innovative solutions to unique challenges. The position offers continuous learning opportunities as you deal with surprising technical challenges that have the potential to transform user experiences globally.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, strong programming skills, and experience with distributed systems. You'll need to be comfortable working across different levels of the technology stack and be able to balance immediate operational needs with long-term system improvements.

At Google, you'll be part of a company that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, working in an environment that encourages innovation and technical excellence. The role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology while contributing to products that impact billions of users worldwide.