Software Engineer Lll, Video Infrastructure

Job Description

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.
On this team, you'll work with different media file formats, differencing between H.264 vs H.265, and the ways in which Closed Captions, HDR, HDR 10+, and other metadata are embedded in media files. Our team debugs and solves the most interesting media interoperability issues in the industry.

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

Resonsibilities:
• Lead the implementation of distributed video/audio encoding system.
• Build libraries for processing and delivery pipeline.
• Build and improve video processing to efficiently transcode video.

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in C or C++, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
• Experience on real time/live video encoding, decoding, streaming software development and video formats (e.g., fragmented mp4, MPEG transport stream).

Preferred qualifications:
• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
• Experience with open source video processing tools (e.g., ffmpeg, mencoder, x264, VLC, etc.).
• Experience with internet video technologies (e.g., Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions, video or audio codecs, live streaming, 360/Virtual Reality, etc.).

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gp0yqo-18-221-53-209-42 in your application.