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Senior Software Engineer, iOS Graphics, YouTube

Mountain View, CAOnsiteFull TimeSenior$174,000–$252,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • C++
  • data structures
  • algorithms
  • maintaining
  • launching software products
  • software design
  • architecture
  • 3D graphics
  • OpenGL
  • performance rendering

Nice to have

  • performance
  • large-scale systems data analysis
  • visualization tools
  • technical leadership
  • accessible technologies

Role summary

Google is seeking Senior Software Engineers for its YouTube division, focusing on iOS Graphics. This role involves developing next-generation technologies that impact billions of users globally. Engineers will work on massive-scale information systems, contributing to projects critical to Google's needs. The position requires versatility, leadership qualities, and enthusiasm for tackling new challenges across the full stack. Responsibilities include managing project priorities, designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing software solutions. The role emphasizes working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and creativity, moving at the speed of culture to help people share their stories and connect.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in C++, and with data structures/algorithms.
  • 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 3D graphics, OpenGL, and performance rendering.
  • 3 years of experience with iOS application development.
  • Experience in Programming Objective-C or Swift.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • 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.

In this role, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities:

  • Write 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 (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
  • Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
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