Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML GenAI, YouTube
Mountain View, CA, USA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 20, 2026
- Experience
- 5 years programming in Python and C++; 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products; 1 year in software design and architecture; 3 years end-to-end Machine Learning; 1 year with state of the art GenAI techniques or GenAI-related concepts. Preferred: 5 years with data structures/algorithms; 1 year in a technical leadership role.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. Preferred: Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
About the job
Develops and evaluates Generative AI solutions for YouTube, using machine-learning infrastructure and contributing to software design, implementation, testing, and issue resolution.
What you'll do
- Write and test product or system development code; collaborate on design and code reviews.
- Design and implement GenAI solutions, use ML infrastructure, and evaluate techniques and their applications.
- Maintain documentation and triage, debug, and resolve product or system issues.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience programming in Python and C++.
- 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products, plus 1 year in software design and architecture.
- 3 years of end-to-end Machine Learning experience and 1 year with state of the art GenAI techniques or GenAI-related concepts.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field; 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
- 1 year in a technical leadership role; experience developing accessible technologies.
Pay
$174000 - $252000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, C++, Machine Learning, GenAI, LLMs, Multi-Modal, Large Vision Models
AI focus
Design and implement GenAI solutions, leverage ML infrastructure, and evaluate techniques; requires end-to-end Machine Learning and experience with GenAI techniques or concepts.
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