Google

Live Acquisition Engineering Manager, YouTube

Google$233K — $324K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years troubleshooting technical issues for internal/external partners or customers.
  • 3 years of experience in people management.
  • Experience in system design or understanding programming languages (Java, C, Python).
  • Master's degree in a related field preferred.
  • 15 years in operations management focused on process improvement and workflow optimization.
  • 10 years experience in broadcast engineering like signal acquisition and monitoring.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute acquisition strategies for live video using various technologies.
  • Direct a team of 8 broadcast engineers managing budget and vendor partnerships.
  • Cultivate strategic relationships with stakeholders to enhance stream automation and latency.
  • Act as a domain expert to optimize delivery and reduce operational costs.
  • Oversee technical execution of projects ensuring alignment with industry standards.

Benefits

  • Equity benefits with a bonus target of 25%.
  • Opportunity to work with leading advertising clients and product partners.
  • Access to cutting-edge technologies in the live broadcasting space.
  • Chance to lead and influence innovative solutions in team management.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience troubleshooting technical issues for internal/external partners or customers.
  • 3 years of experience in people management.
  • Experience in either system design or reading code (e.g., Java, C , Python).

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Business, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering or Applied Science, or a related field.
  • 15 years of experience in operations management (i.e. process improvement, operational reviews, optimizing workflows, etc).
  • 10 years of experience in broadcast engineering fields like signal acquisition, transcoding, distribution, or monitoring.
  • 7 years of experience in direct management of engineering teams.


About the job

As a Technical Solutions Consultant, you will be responsible for the technical relationship of our largest advertising clients and product partners. You will lead cross-functional teams in Engineering, Sales and Product Management to leverage emerging technologies for our external clients/partners. From concept design and testing to data analysis and support, you will oversee the technical execution and business operations of Google's online advertising platforms and product partnerships.

You will be able to balance business and partner needs with technical constraints, develop innovative, cutting edge solutions and act as a partner and consultant to those you are working with. You will also be able to build tools and automate products, oversee the technical execution and business operations of Google's partnerships, as well as develop product strategy and prioritize projects and resources.

The Live Acquisition Engineering (LAE) team oversees the ingestion of live broadcast video to support YouTube's Over-the-Top (OTT) products like YouTube TV and Primetime Channels. This video includes popular live stations like NBC, CBS, ESPN, TNT, etc, and the world's premium live sports like NFL, IPL, EPL, and thousands more. The LAE team oversees both the physical and logical connectivity required to acquire, transport, normalize, and hand off premium live video signals (such as live sports, news, and linear TV) at a global scale.
US: $233000 - $324000 (USD) 25% bonus target equity benefits

Responsibilities
  • Define and execute YouTube's live video physical and logical acquisition strategy leveraging public internet, fiber providers, and satellite technologies.
  • Direct a team of 8 broadcast engineers while managing hardware deployment, vendor partnerships, a multi-million dollar budget, and Technical Operations Center (TOC) escalation support.
  • Cultivate strategic relationships with cross-functional stakeholders (Software Engineering (SWE), Product) and external partners/broadcasters to modernize stream automation, latency, and observability.
  • Act as a domain expert to guide repeatable solutions, optimize technical delivery, reduce operational costs, and align with broader broadcast industry standards.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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