Google

Staff Software Engineer, YouTube Ads, Agentic Video

Google$207K — $300K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience leading applied AI/ML product development and design.
  • Experience with common Generative AI technologies.
  • Preferred: Master’s or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • Experience with launching and scaling AI applications.
  • Background in generative media or advertising, particularly video.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical strategy for AI video ads creation, integrating advertiser goals and user needs.
  • Develop multi-modal systems for creating high-quality AI video creatives at scale.
  • Adapt generative media capabilities to meet Ads domain quality standards and establish evaluation metrics.
  • Design scalable APIs and microservices for generative video functionalities within the Ads ecosystem.
  • Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering growth and innovation within the team.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Generous vacation and paid time off policy.
  • Retirement savings plan with company match.
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a global team setting.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience leading applied AI/ML products (e.g., product development, model evaluation, quality hillclimbing, system design).
  • Experience with common GenAI technologies.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • Experience with shipping 0-to-1 AI applications, and scaling to 100.
  • Generative media related experience.
  • Ads or video related experience.


About the job

Google's YouTube Ads Creative team is embarking on a multi-year journey to redefine the global landscape of video advertising. Driven by our mission to deliver the right message to the right viewer at the right moment, we are leveraging Generative AI to build intelligent, automated systems that pioneer high-fidelity, at-scale video creative creation.

We are seeking a senior tech lead to drive the strategy, architecture, and delivery of our new agentic video creation application. In this role, you will bridge the gap between frontier AI capabilities and massive business impact, identify and infuse deep domain insights, and drive the technology evolution to power both co-pilot and auto-pilot creative experiences.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000-$300,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Lead the technical strategy for AI video ads creation, synthesizing advertiser objectives, viewer expectations, and frontier technologies.
  • Develop multi-modal agentic systems (e.g., context understanding, narrative design, video composition) to produce at-scale, agency-quality AI video creatives.
  • Adapt frontier generative media capabilities to the quality standards of the Ads domain. Establish metrics for evaluation and drive performance hillclimbing.
  • Design robust, scalable APIs and microservices to expose generative video capabilities across the broader Ads ecosystem.
  • Mentor junior engineers on the team.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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