Software Engineer III, YouTube Knowledge

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.

YouTube Knowledge is a 100 engineers and Program Manager (PM) team in Paris, that works on understanding and organizing YouTube's corpus, helping Search and Discovery to continue driving YouTube's strong growth. The team works on: Kapla, Semantic content understanding, Knowledge Platform and GenAI Features. You will work on a variety of challenges including infrastructure, complex algorithms, data mining, and machine learning including Large Language Models (LLMs) and GenAI. We process data sets at YouTube scale. You will apply those techniques to improve impactful products from YouTube including Home, Search, Recommendations and vertical experiences. You cover both infrastructure and data quality, and work on a number of exploration projects. Most of the team's work directly impacts YouTube's top priorities including Responsibility, Families and Strategic Initiatives.

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

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

France: €82000 - €84500 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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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.

Qualifications

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.
  
• Experience in programming with C++ and Python.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with Machine learning and advanced programming.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.

Additional Information

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