Senior Staff Full-Stack Engineer — Ads Platform Leader

Google LLC; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack, YouTube Ads to drive long-term engineering strategy and architecture for ad surfaces. You will lead cross-functional teams, influence platform choices, and push for scalable, high-quality implementations across YouTube's displays, Shorts, Feeds, Search and Watch.

The role emphasizes in-person interviews in many cases and requires a strong background in large-scale systems, distributed computing, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience architecting, building, and launching large-scale digital advertising systems and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Drive the long-term engineering strategy by incorporating organizational priorities and AI capabilities.
• Own key technical decisions and data-driven design tradeoffs.
• Identify system hotspots to improve technical health and remove barriers.
• Invest in growing the next generation of technical leaders through coaching and mentorship.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure features are built consistently across surfaces.

Skills

Architecting large-scale advertising

Distributed systems

Full-stack leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s or PhD in Engineering/CS or related field

Job description

Google LLC in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack, YouTube Ads to drive long-term engineering strategy and architecture for ad surfaces. You will lead cross-functional teams, influence platform choices, and push for scalable, high-quality implementations across YouTube's displays, Shorts, Feeds, Search and Watch.

The role emphasizes in-person interviews in many cases and requires a strong background in large-scale systems, distributed computing, and