Senior Software Engineer, YouTube

YouTube is a platform where everyone can share their story, explore what they love, and connect with others, working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and creativity.
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5+ years of experience
Consumer · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Senior Software Engineer, YouTube

At YouTube, we're dedicated to empowering voices worldwide and creating a platform where stories can be shared freely. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll be part of Google's next-generation technology development team, working on projects that impact billions of users. The role demands versatility and leadership as you'll tackle challenges across the full technology stack.

You'll be working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, where your technical expertise will be crucial in managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. The position involves designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing software solutions that power YouTube's massive platform.

The ideal candidate will bring fresh ideas from various technical areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and UI design. You'll have the opportunity to switch teams and projects as both you and our fast-paced business evolve.

Working at YouTube means being part of a community that believes in the power of shared stories and connecting people. We move at the speed of culture with the shared goal of showing people the world. You'll collaborate with talented teams, solve real problems, and have the chance to make a significant impact on how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another.

This role offers the unique opportunity to work on a platform that shapes global digital communication while being supported by Google's robust technical infrastructure and resources. You'll be part of a team that values innovation, creativity, and technical excellence, all while working on products that need to handle information at massive scale.

Last updated 15 days ago

Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer, YouTube

  • Write and test product or system development code
  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies
  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices
  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates
  • Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues

Requirements For Senior Software Engineer, YouTube

Java
Python
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures/algorithms
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products
  • 1 year of experience with software design and architecture
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field (preferred)
  • 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role (preferred)
  • Experience developing accessible technologies (preferred)

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