Senior Staff Software Engineer & Tech Lead, Ads Surfaces

Google Inc.

Mountain View (CA)

On-site

USD 262,000 - 364,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Technical Lead for YouTube Ads Surfaces and Experiences in Mountain View, CA. You will help shape long-term engineering strategy, own critical technical decisions, and mentor engineers while collaborating across YouTube teams to deliver high-impact advertising systems.

The role emphasizes scaling, AI-driven features, and cross‑functional leadership within a fast‑moving, global product environment.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience programming in Java or C++.
5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.

Responsibilities

Drive long-term engineering strategy, incorporating organizational business priorities and technological shifts, such as new AI capabilities.
Own key technical decisions based on your expertise, guiding the team through important design tradeoffs, short term/long term strategy, system health, and risk management.
Identify system hotspots to improve the organization's technical health, ensuring the calculated investments are made to remove widely‑felt barriers to productivity/feature throughput.
Invest in growing the next generation of technical leaders through direct coaching, scalable mentorship initiatives.
Work cross‑functionally to ensure features are built consistently across different surfaces working closely with YouTube organic, quality, client infrastructure teams.