TV Partner Engineer, YouTube

About the Job

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

• Identify, drive, and optimize various operational TV workflows and tools internally and with the partners to maximize partners’ success on the platform. Represent the industry’s needs to the Product and Engineering teams.
  
• Improve operations by developing automation scripts and dashboards. Improve product feature offerings and self-service tools by collaborating with internal cross-functional teams, including Product Management and Engineering.
• Guarantee the technical aspects of a partner’s integration (both new and ongoing) by providing necessary documentation and technical guidance either directly or through scaled teams.
  
• Support our media company partners through technical troubleshooting, influencing, GTM adoption, and internal cross-functional collaboration. Capture trends across partners, advocate their needs internally, and create repeatable processes that can be scaled.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• Experience working with client-side web technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or HTTP).
  
• Experience coding with one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C/C++, Python).
  
• Experience troubleshooting technical issues for internal/external partners or customers.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with data analysis and SQL queries.
  
• Experience in the media industry, including television and video technologies.
  
• Experience troubleshooting web technologies such as XML, HTML.
• Experience developing and running services or scripts built in C++, Python, or JavaScript.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, multitasking, and communication skills.
  

Additional Information

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.