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Senior Software Engineer, Applied Research, YouTube Languages Capabilities

Google

Location

Mountain View, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/23/2026

Compensation

$174,000 - $252,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.4% approval-14% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Senior Software Engineer for Applied Research at YouTube will focus on developing innovative solutions for multilingual content, specifically in dubbing and captioning. This role is part of the Languages Capabilities team, which aims to leverage AI to enhance accessibility for creators. The engineer will work on creating a user-friendly product that simplifies the dubbing process for YouTube creators. This position requires collaboration with various teams to prototype and implement scalable solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
  • 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience prototyping and shipping ML products.
  • Experience designing and developing services catering to user-facing traffic.

Responsibilities

  • Write and test product or system development code.
  • Collaborate with peers and stakeholders through design and code reviews.
  • Develop an innovative and successful dubbing experience for YouTube creators.
  • Collaborate with partner teams on rapid prototyping and bring research to reality.
  • Establish evaluation frameworks to measure and iterate quickly.

Benefits

  • Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Google Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

908

FY2026

Approval rate

98.4%

FY2026

LCA certified

4,273

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-14%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-51%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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