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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Video Playback, YouTube

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3 hours ago
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Base Salary

$262k - $364k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead client media innovation involving next-generation codecs and formats such as AV1/2 and Spatial Audio.
  • Evolve the mobile player architecture and platform across YouTube products and video formats.
  • Leverage on-device GPUs and NPUs for advanced rendering effects and contribute to networking and cryptography stack advancements.
  • Conduct deep investigations to improve performance at scale.
  • Drive technical collaboration with internal teams, industry partners, OEMs, SoCs, network operators, and technical standards bodies.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions while managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  • Experiment with emerging technologies such as generative AI.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience in software engineering.
  • 3 years of experience in mobile engineering, such as iOS or Android, or mobile media experience involving codecs or graphics.
  • Preferred experience as a tech lead, formal mentor, or go-to expert for a team.
  • Preferred experience with video, music, or other media-related products.
  • Preferred experience designing, building, and operating systems at large scale.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts to varied audiences.

Benefits

  • US base pay is $262000-$364000, plus a 25% bonus target, equity, and benefits.
  • The posting provides access to Google benefits information.

Tech Stack

iOS

Categories

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