Software Engineer, YouTube Create

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience programming in Objective-C or Swift.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience with iOS application development.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience with performance, large-scale systems data analysis, visualization tools or debugging.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
  
  

About The Job

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.

At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of core video creation features on the YouTube Create .
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including Product, Design, and Backend teams, to translate product requirements into scalable technical solutions that impact the future of mobile content creation at YouTube.
• Mentor and guide engineers, setting technical standards through code and design reviews, and helping the team members grow their technical and professional skills.
• Identify and resolve systemic technical debt or process bottlenecks, improving developer productivity and ensuring the sustainability of the iOS codebase.
  
  
  

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