Senior Software Engineer, YouTube Live, Creator Platform

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 be contributing to the entire technical stack and building a scalable creator platform that enables a reliable robust third-party YouTube Live creating ecosystem. You will have an experience in C++ back-end and preferably Typescript based Web front-end stack.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:

• Own and operate a Live control room, and scale its architecture to support multiple client teams.
• Lead and coach the newly created live team in Bengaluru.
• Work closely with cross-functional leaders in Bengaluru and San Bruno (SBO) to develop modern and reliable live streaming features.
• Scale third-party Application Programming Interface's (API's) to help better scale and support third-party ecosystems.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with mobile applications and back-end services software service development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Flutter, iOS, Android).
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience with full stack, client and front-end engineering and experience leading consumer-facing product development, ideally in video.