Senior Engineering Manager, YouTube OTT

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.

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

• Direct a nearly 50-person organization overseeing acquisition of video and metadata for YouTube OTT. Act as a senior Site Lead for OTT in Bengaluru, collaborating cross-functionally (PM, UX, PgM) to drive site maturity, recruiting, and retention.
• Scale ambitious engineering solutions to help media companies grow on YouTube, leading shifts away from high-touch operations to self-serve management in YouTube Studio.
• Own global OTT catalog quality by defining metrics and driving solutions across detection and automation.
• Scale and mentor a high-velocity Bengaluru team that embodies YouTube’s core values and moved quickly (leveraging AI where appropriate).
• Build deep partnerships with OTT leadership in San Bruno/Mountain View and key global platforms (e.g., YouTube Studio, YouTube Commerce, YouTube Data).

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., C, C++, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript).
• 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Experience with systems engineering practices, including incident response, monitoring, service-level objectives, and change management.
• Experience in e-commerce or video/OTT.