Software Engineer III, Site Reliability Engineering

YouTube is a global video-sharing platform and subsidiary of Google, focusing on user-generated content, live streaming, and video-on-demand services.
Site Reliability
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
2+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Software Engineer III, Site Reliability Engineering

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) at YouTube combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems. As a Software Engineer III in SRE, you'll ensure YouTube's services have reliability and uptime appropriate to customer needs, while maintaining a fast rate of improvement. Your role involves managing complex challenges of scale unique to YouTube, using expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and large-scale system design.

Key responsibilities include:

  1. Writing product or system development code
  2. Reviewing code developed by other engineers
  3. Contributing to documentation and educational content
  4. Triaging and resolving product or system issues
  5. Participating in or leading design reviews

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience) and at least 2 years of experience with data structures/algorithms and software development. Preferred qualifications include experience in distributed systems, storage, or networking, expertise in designing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems, and strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Join YouTube's SRE team to work on meaningful projects in a diverse, intellectually curious environment that encourages collaboration, big thinking, and risk-taking. You'll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute to keeping YouTube's infrastructure running smoothly for millions of users worldwide.

Last updated 7 days ago

Responsibilities For Software Engineer III, Site Reliability Engineering

  • Write product or system development code
  • Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback
  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content
  • Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve
  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders

Requirements For Software Engineer III, Site Reliability Engineering

Python
Go
Java
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 2 years of experience with data structures/algorithms and software development in one or more programming languages

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