Senior Staff Software Engineer - Lead Large-Scale Systems

Google Inc.; San Bruno, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's YouTube team is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to own large-scale systems and guide critical projects that impact billions of users. You will shape architecture, drive delivery across multiple teams, and influence technical direction in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires deep expertise in system design, a track record of solving ambiguous problems, and strong leadership in matrixed organizational settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of software development experience.
• 5 years of design/architecture experience and launching software products.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
• Influence and coach distributed teams of engineers.
• Facilitate alignment on goals, outcomes, and timelines across teams.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.

Skills

System design

Leadership

Stakeholder influence

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering/CS

Job description

Google's YouTube team is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to own large-scale systems and guide critical projects that impact billions of users. You will shape architecture, drive delivery across multiple teams, and influence technical direction in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires deep expertise in system design, a track record of solving ambiguous problems, and strong leadership in matrixed organizational settings.