Senior Staff Software Engineer, Youtube Ads Client and Rendering Infrastructure
Mountain View, CA, USA · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 8 years in software development; 7 years in large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture; 5 years in design and architecture and testing/launching software products.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Provides technical leadership for large-scale software projects, guiding engineers and coordinating teams to design, deliver, and maintain software solutions.
What you'll do
- Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers and provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.
- Manage priorities, deadlines, and deliverables; align teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 7 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
- 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms; 5 years in technical leadership; or 3 years in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional or cross-business projects.
Pay
$262000 - $364000 USD base salary
AI focus
Google Ads applies machine learning and Generative AI models like Gemini to advertising; the posting does not specify particular AI duties for this role.
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