Software Engineering Manager II, YouTube Creation
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 8 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
- 3 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
- Experience in large-scale system design.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience building and scaling infrastructure, particularly in the areas of Generative AI and media processing (image/video).
- Experience working on user-facing products, in the media creation or social media space.
- Proven ability to drive technical strategy and roadmap for complex infrastructure projects.
- Ability to grow in a fluid, ambiguous environment.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams (Product, UX, Research).
About the job
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.
In this role you will lead Generative Media efforts in YouTube Shorts and our Creation Platform. You will have the opportunity to drive media generation serving infrastructure for YouTube.
Our team is responsible for bringing the video generation and image generation models to YouTube Shorts Creators. We own and operate the Creation Platform, which serves media generation initiatives in YouTube Shorts, YouTube Studio, and YouTube Create.
You will be at the forefront of Gen AI in YouTube, partner with applied ML teams, client teams, and product managers to deliver state of the art media generation models in YouTube.
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.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the technical roadmap and strategy for Creation Infrastructure, aligning with product goals.
- Oversee the architectural design and implementation of scalable and reliable back-end services for media generation.
- Evaluate and guide the integration of new models and technologies, considering factors like latency, cost, and safety.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence.
- Manage dependencies and collaboration with cross-functional teams, including product management, applied ML partners, and other engineering teams.
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