Staff Software Engineer, YouTube Ads Infrastructure

YouTube

Kirkland, WA

Full Time

Senior

197k-291k

4 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

Key Responsibilities

Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.
Be at the center of cross teams/Product areas efforts and articulate the responsibilities/constraints/limitations of every system at play.
Frame problems not only cross stack but also cross features such that our infrastructure can stay ahead of all upcoming policy changes and expansions.
Drive cross-functional initiatives to enable integrations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in software development.
5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
Experience in Ads, Advertising Platforms or Serving Systems.
Experience with C++.
Excellent coding skills.

Nice to Have

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
3 years of experience working in a structured organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits & Perks

US base salary range for this full-time position is $197,000-$291,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.
Additional factors such as work location, skills, experience, and education influence individual pay.
Benefits details are available at Google.

Working at YouTube

Google's environment emphasizes versatility, leadership, enthusiasm for new problems, and a commitment to pushing technology forward across various domains including large-scale system design, distributed computing, and AI.

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