Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML Recommendations, Rankings, Predictions, YouTube jobs in United States
cer-icon
Apply on Employer Site
company-logo

YouTube · 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML Recommendations, Rankings, Predictions, YouTube

positionSan Bruno, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$166K/yr - $244K/yr
date5+ years exp

YouTube is a platform that empowers individuals to share their stories and connect with one another. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop next-generation technologies focused on AI/ML recommendations and predictions, working on critical projects that impact their services.

InternetMusicVideo
check
Growth Opportunities
check
H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Write and test product or system development code
Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews to ensure best practices amongst available technologies (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
Design and implement recommendation systems models across different domains, leverage ML infrastructure, and contribute to architecture design

Qualification

PythonC++Recommendation systemsML infrastructureData structures/algorithmsAccessible technologiesTechnical leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
5 years of experience with programming in Python and C++
3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture
3 years of experience building and deploying recommendation systems models (retrieval, prediction, ranking, personalization, search quality, embedding) in production; and experience building architecture
3 years of experience with ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, optimization, data processing, debugging)

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or 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

twittertwittertwitter
Glassdoor4.4
company-logo
YouTube is a platform for sharing and watching videos, including movies, music clips, and amateur content.
dateFounded in 2005
location
San Bruno, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.youtube.com

H1B Sponsorship

YouTube has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (8763)
2024 (8872)
2023 (9682)
2022 (11626)
2021 (9109)
2020 (9785)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$11.5M
Key Investors
Sequoia Capital
2006-10-01Acquired
2006-03-30Series Unknown· $8M
2005-11-01Series A· $3.5M

Leadership Team

leader-logo
Neal Mohan
CEO
linkedin
leader-logo
Angela Courtin
Vice President, YouTube Marketing Brand, Creative, Culture & Media
linkedin

Recent News

Zawya.com
1 Billion Followers Summit concludes, next edition set from 8 to 10 January 2027
2026-01-12
9to5Google
YouTube TV rolls out Live Guide redesign on Android, iOS
2026-01-12
Indian Express
Tired of AI slop? YouTube gets new filters to hide Shorts from search results
2026-01-11
Company data provided by crunchbase