Software Engineer III, YouTube Shorts, Client Side Mobile (Android) Development

Socket.dev; San Bruno (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's YouTube Shorts team in San Bruno, CA is seeking a software engineer to drive full‑stack development across client (Android/iOS) and server‑side features, using C++ frontend serving and cross‑platform UI work. You will work with ML‑driven personalization and data pipelines to optimize the Shorts experience at scale.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years in Android development, client‑side development, and C++. Prefer Master/PhD and iOS experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of Android development experience.
• 2 years of client-side development experience.
• 2 years of data-driven UI personalization experience.
• 2 years of experience building features for Android platforms and cross‑platform UI components.
• Experience programming in C++.

Responsibilities

• Drive full‑stack development for YouTube Shorts consumption experience across client development (native Android and iOS), cross‑platform UI and C++ frontend serving (server platform).
• Leverage Rasta, SQL/Go pipelines, and other tools for experiment and data analysis.
• Pioneer ML‑driven personalization to optimize the Shorts player UI.

Skills

Android development

C++

Client-side development

Cross-platform UI

Data-driven personalization

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

SQL

Go

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in building features for android platforms, with experience developing cross‑platform UI components.
• 2 years of client side development experience.
• 2 years of experience personalizing user interfaces through data‑driven insights.
• 2 years of experience with Android development.
• Experience programming in C++

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• Experience personalizing user interfaces using machine learning.
• Experience with iOS development.

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.

The team focuses on Shorts growth surfaces and features along four primary dimensions: we aim to make it easy and seamless to get entertainment and information throughout the day. Encourage more active participation on the platform by making it easier to comment, like, subscribe, remix etc. and inspire viewers to become creators on the platform
In addition, we work on improving and scaling Shorts front‑end serving to support our roadmap as well as that of our many partner teams and an exciting new initiative to leverage ML to personalize the Shorts watch page user interface (UI).

At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we 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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• Drive full‑stack development in the YouTube Shorts consumption experience, offering opportunities across client development (native Android and iOS), cross‑platform UI and C++ frontend serving (server platform).
• Leverage Rasta, SQL/Go pipelines, and other tools for experiment and data analysis.
• Pioneer new work streams to build ML models and heuristics that will personalize and optimize the Shorts player UI.