Software Engineer III, Mobile (Android), YouTube Shorts Creation

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
  
• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms in either an academic or industry setting.
  
• 2 years of experience with Android application development.
  
• Experience programming in Java.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  
• 2 years of experience with performance, large scale systems data analysis, visualization tools, or debugging.
  
• Experience with full-stack development, cross-platform.
  
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
  
• Proficiency in code and system health, diagnosis and resolution, and software test engineering.
  

About the job

Shorts is a re-think of the YouTube product experience, it's a product designed for mobile creation, vertical viewing, and a broad creator base. Shorts Creation aims to make YouTube the best platform for creators to get started and have the opportunity to succeed through industry leading tools and experiences that make it easy to create engaging Shorts. Where creators don’t just share their content, but where they create it. We want to be their home for creation.

At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, 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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $136,000-$200,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Build out the creation platform to better scale features, onboard partner teams, increase developer velocity, and share components across broader YouTube creation.
  
• Launch high-impact creation features end-to-end that millions of creators will see every day.
• Collaborate across many other YouTube creation teams (e.g., Posts, Live, Studio, Music, ACE Effects) to onboard their features to Shorts and build out the platform to support their needs.
• Be exposed to a variety of technologies across client, server, cross-platform, logging, and metrics.