Senior Engineering Manager, YouTube Shopping

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.

Video commerce is revolutionizing the way that people decide what to buy. YouTube Shopping is at the forefront of this shift, connecting viewers to products they will love through the creators that they trust. Shopping is one of YouTube’s priorities and represents a systemic shift in the platform by giving creators new ways to monetize, viewers a new way to engage with the creators they love, and retailers a new sales channel to build their businesses.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

• Provide technical leadership and direction for the team. Manage the goal and definition of the roadmap and strategic initiatives in collaboration with cross-functional partners, and managing full-stack development to support these initiatives.
• Mentor and grow a team of engineers, fostering a culture of rapid prototyping, experimentation, rigorous engineering, and focus while developing and maintaining new features end-to-end.
• Cultivate a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team.
• Act as the key technical leader in collaborations with teams across YouTube.

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 software.