YouTube · 4 months ago
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Recommendations, Rankings, and Predictions), YouTube
San Bruno, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$166K/yr - $244K/yr
5+ years expYouTube is a platform that empowers everyone to share their stories and connect with others. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Machine Learning to design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions that impact billions of users. The role involves managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables while collaborating with peers and stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Write and test 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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages
3 years of experience testing, maintaining or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture
3 years of experience with machine learning algorithms and tools (e.g., TensorFlow), or artificial intelligence
Experience developing algorithms (ranking, recommendations, prediction, search quality, personalization) and software that generates suggestions based on various input and output targets
Experience with programming in Python
Preferred
Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field
5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms
1 year of experience in a technical leadership role
Experience developing accessible technologies
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
Benefits
Company
YouTube
YouTube is a platform for sharing and watching videos, including movies, music clips, and amateur content.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.5MKey Investors
Sequoia Capital
2006-10-01Acquired
2006-03-30Series Unknown· $8M
2005-11-01Series A· $3.5M
Leadership Team
Neal Mohan
CEO
Angela Courtin
Vice President, YouTube Marketing Brand, Creative, Culture & Media
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