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Google · 8 hours ago

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Video Playback, YouTube

San Bruno, CA, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$248K/yr - $349K/yr

10+ years exp

Google is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer for the Video Playback team at YouTube. The role involves leading innovations in mobile video playback and enhancing user experiences across various YouTube products and formats.

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Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead client media innovation to bring next-generation codecs and formats (e.g., AV1/2, Spatial Audio) to users. Enable innovative video experiences by leveraging on-device GPU and NPU for advanced rendering effects, while contributing to the advancement of networking and crypto stacks

Evolve the mobile player architecture and platform to deliver the best playback experience across all YouTube products (Main, Music, Kids, YTV) and video formats (VOD, Shorts, Live, Encrypted content)

Drive deep investigative work to unlock performance at scale

Foster strong partnerships and technical collaboration with internal teams (YouTube Apps, Infrastructure, AOM, Android, Pixel) and industry partners (OEMs, SOCs, Network Operators, technical standards bodies). Embrace and experiment with emerging technologies, such as GenAI

Qualification

Mobile engineeringVideo playback systemsTech lead experienceLarge scale systemsMedia product experienceCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

10 years of experience in software engineering

3 years of experience in mobile engineering (e.g., iOS or Android) or mobile media experience (e.g., codecs or graphics)

Preferred

Experience as a tech lead, a formal mentor, or a go-to expert for a team

Experience working with video, music or other media related products

Experience in designing, building, and operating systems at large scale

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

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2023 (9682)

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2020 (9785)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Andy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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