Software Engineer, YouTube Content Syndication - San Bruno

Description:Software Engineer, YouTube Content Syndication - San BrunoThis position is based in San Bruno, CA.The area: Engineering, YouTube Simply put, YouTube (a Google company) hires engineers that make computers do amazing things. Populated by extraordinarily creative, motivated and talented people, our Engineering team gets excited by developing new applications that really make a difference and are used by millions of people. YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on www.youtube.com and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs and email.The role: Software Engineer, YouTube Content SyndicationThe YouTube Content Syndication team is focused on enabling YouTube's content and community to be experienced anywhere on the web. You will be creating compelling features, easy-to-use gadgets, and innovative applications that allow a wide range of third party sites and their users to participate in the YouTube community. Successful candidates will work well in both front-end and back-end environments and have a passion for learning new technologies and creating great user experiences.Responsibilities:Design and build reusable gadgets and applications for use in third party websites.Enhance the embeddable YouTube player to enable deeper integration on third party websites.Conceive and implement new features for the YouTube web site to enhance the experience for content providers and website publishers.Qualifications:BS or MS in Computer Science, or equivalent.3+ years of software engineering experience.Proficient in one or more object oriented languages (C++, Python, Java).Experience in database programming strongly preferred; MySQL a plus.Experience in web development (HTML, AJAX, Javascript, Flash) strongly preferred.Experience developing and supporting SDKs and APIs strongly preferred.Familiarity with UNIX/Linux operating system preferred.Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experienceJob Location: San Bruno, CAJob Number: RUSAGLE2128-594674Company Profile:Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on www.youtube.com and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs and email. YouTube has quickly become the leading destination on the Internet for video entertainment.