Senior Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack, YouTube Ads

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

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack, YouTube Ads

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X In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

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

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Experience leading full stack engineering, distributed systems teams, or quality teams, effectively leading technical strategy and scaling architecture.
• Experience strategically anticipating and mitigating obstacles in ambiguous or rapidly shifting environments.
• Ability to strategically anticipate and mitigate obstacles in ambiguous or rapidly shifting environments.

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.

YouTube Ads mission is to power the YouTube ecosystem by keeping it free and engaging for users, responsibility rewarding creators and connecting businesses to their unique audiences.

The YouTube Ads Surfaces and Experiences (S&E) team drives the mission to define and build the ad experience framework across all of YouTube's surfaces, including Shorts, Feeds, Search, and Watch.

As a Senior Staff SWE, you will be responsible for driving the long-term engineering strategy for enabling format optimizations, new experieces, incorporating organizational business priorities and technological shifts, such as new AI capabilities.

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.

YouTube Ads mission is to power the YouTube ecosystem by keeping it free and engaging for users, responsibility rewarding creators and connecting businesses to their unique audiences.

The YouTube Ads Surfaces and Experiences (S&E) team drives the mission to define and build the ad experience framework across all of YouTube's surfaces, including Shorts, Feeds, Search, and Watch.

As a Senior Staff SWE, you will be responsible for driving the long-term engineering strategy for enabling format optimizations, new experieces, incorporating organizational business priorities and technological shifts, such as new AI capabilities.

Google Ads is at the forefront of AI innovation, applying cutting‑edge machine learning and Generative AI models like Gemini to power a multi‑billion dollar global business.

Our work directly impacts billions of users by protecting users from harm, improving ad quality, and optimizing campaigns for advertiser return‑on‑investment. We foster a culture of deep collaboration, partnering closely with teams like Google Research and DeepMind to solve complex challenges. Join us to work on state‑of‑the‑art AI, take on problems at an unparalleled scale, and build the next generation of advertising technology.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Drive the long-term engineering strategy by incorporating organizational business priorities and technological shifts, such as new AI capabilities.
• Own key technical decisions and make data‑driven choices to guide the team through important design tradeoffs, long-term strategy, system health, and risk management.
• Identify system hotspots to improve the organization's technical health, ensuring calculated investments remove widely‑felt barriers to productivity and feature throughput.
• Invest in growing the next generation of technical leaders through direct coaching and scalable mentorship initiatives.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to ensure features are built consistently across different surfaces, balancing specific platform constraints to make decisions that are best for the business.

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