Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, YouTube

Google
Mountain View, California, United StatesFull-time$147,000–$210,000Posted Sep 3, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience programming in C++.
  • 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed

systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or

hardware architecture.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  • 2 years of experience with performance, large scale systems data analysis,

visualization tools, or debugging.

  • 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms in either an

academic or industry setting.

  • Experience developing accessible technologies.
  • Proficiency in code and system health, diagnosis and resolution, and software

test engineering.

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.

With your technical expertise, you will manage project priorities, deadlines,

and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance

software solutions.

Google is an engineering company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of

technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology's greatest

challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, engineers

not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage

solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers

around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, social to

local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement

after another.

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

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Write product or system development code.
  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide

amongst available technologies.

  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best

practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability,

and efficiency).

  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content

based on product/program updates and user feedback.

  • Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the

sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations

and quality.

Responsibilities

  • Write product or system development code.
  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices.
  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
  • Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience programming in C++.
  • 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks.
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields preferred.
  • 2 years of experience with performance, large scale systems data analysis, visualization tools, or debugging preferred.
  • 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms in either an academic or industry setting preferred.

Benefits

  • 15% bonus target
  • equity
  • health benefits

Skills mentioned

C++Distributed SystemsSystem DesignDebuggingPerformance OptimizationSoftware TestingWeb AccessibilityData AnalysisTCP/IPSystems Engineering

About Google

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