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# Senior Software Engineer Manager, YouTube Main App, Mobile

- **Company:** Google LLC
- **Location:** San Bruno, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $262,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Android Software Development, Bioinformatics, Data Compression, Distributed Systems, Design of User Interfaces, Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Systems Architecture, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3404589620&tx=IT8174TYZ&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain., * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

 * 8 years of experience in software development.
 * 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
 * 3 years of experience in performance management.
 * 2 years of experience either directly or leading teams optimizing performance of Android applications.

Preferred qualifications:

 * Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
 * 5 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.

## Description

Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way.

With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.

The Performance team is responsible for making sure the YouTube App is fast, smooth, and reliable. We work on App health metrics like latency, jank, and crashes. We implement regression detection, best practices, and monitoring. We scale teams with tooling. We look for systemic problems that exist and design architectural solutions to solve them.

Saving fractions of a second from a single operation can avoid a human lifetime of waiting per day at YouTube's scale., * Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams.

 * Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader organization's goals. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development and provide feedback and coaching.
 * Develop the long-term technical outlook and roadmap within, and often beyond, the scope of your teams. Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs.
 * Oversee systems designs within the scope of the broader area, and review product or system development code to solve ambiguous problems.
 * Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

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