Minimum qualifications:- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 2 years of experience with applied ML and GenAI/agentic systems.
- Experience in building, productionizing, and scaling machine learning systems-specifically Video Generation models, agentic systems, agent benchmarking, agent AutoRaters, or LLM/agent training pipelines.
Preferred qualifications:- Experience architecting and evaluating industry-leading Video Editing Agents and multi-modal agent workflows.
- Proven ability to translate high-level product strategy into actionable technical roadmaps and engineering metrics.
- Proven ability to navigate cross-functional/cross-organization complexities, partner closely with PM and UX, collaborate with GDM researchers, manage senior stakeholders, and mentor high-performing engineers.
- Strong business acumen-understanding unit economics, return on computation, and the intersection of model quality with user engagement metrics.
About the jobWith your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.
GenAI is reshaping how humanity creates and connects, and the YouTube Advanced Capabilities team is at the very heart of that transformation: building video generation and editing models to bring next-generation capabilities directly to YouTube. Our work increasingly centers on video generation and agentic video editing systems-requiring deep expertise in foundational technical pillars such as video generation modeling, eval and efficiency, agent benchmarking, agent AutoRaters, and sophisticated agent training pipelines. We operate in deep, strategic partnership with DeepMind (GDM) researchers as well as YouTube PM and UX teams to rapidly land state-of-the-art models and agentic capabilities into production, unlocking creative potential for everyone.
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.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $262000 - $364000 (USD) 25% bonus target equity benefits
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Responsibilities - Direct and take ownership of key GenAI creation quality and product metrics for the team, translating data-backed insights into concrete engineering goals.
- Drive product vision and cross-organizational technical strategy by partnering with PM and UX to deliver high-impact creator capabilities, while leading the technical partnership with GDM to deploy state-of-the-art video generation and agentic editing workflows across YouTube.
- Directly lead the technical execution of high-priority projects.
- Architect and lead the production landing of the joint YouTube GDM agentic video editing and video generation models.
- Offer technical guidance, navigate organizational complexities across YouTube/GDM partnerships and various YouTube product teams, and empower fellow TLs and senior ICs to succeed.
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