Staff Software Engineer, YouTube

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Staff Software Engineer
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Description For Staff Software Engineer, YouTube

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for YouTube to lead high-impact projects and influence a distributed team of engineers. The role involves managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables while designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing large-scale software solutions.

At YouTube, we believe in giving everyone a voice and making the world better through shared stories and community building. We work at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, moving at the speed of culture to show people the world.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Providing technical leadership on high-impact projects
  • Influencing and coaching a distributed team of engineers
  • Facilitating alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines
  • Managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
  • Designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing large scale software solutions

The ideal candidate should have:

  • A Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience in software development and with data structures/algorithms
  • 5 years of experience testing and launching software products
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture
  • Strong leadership skills and the ability to work in a complex, matrixed organization

Google offers a collaborative work environment, opportunities for growth, and the chance to work on technologies that impact billions of users. Join us in shaping the future of YouTube and the internet at large.

Last updated 4 months ago

Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, YouTube

  • Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects
  • Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers
  • 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

Requirements For Staff Software Engineer, YouTube

Java
Python
Go
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture

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