Google

Software Engineer, YouTube Shopping Merchant

Google$207K — $300K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years in software development.
  • 5 years in testing and launching software products, with 3 years in software design and architecture.
  • 5 years building and deploying recommendation systems models in production.
  • 5 years with ML design and infrastructure, including model deployment and evaluation.

Responsibilities

  • Develop complex solutions for the Creator Recommendation system and merchant features using YouTube and Google Commerce technologies.
  • Leverage YouTube Infrastructure for improved software performance and reliability.
  • Promote engineering best practices, including testing and code reviews.
  • Collaborate with Product Management, UX, and UXR to define and refine product requirements.
  • Partner with other engineering teams to enhance merchant experiences.

Benefits

  • Extensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
  • Retirement savings plans with company matching.
  • Generous paid time off and holidays.
  • Employee wellness programs.
  • Continuous learning and development opportunities.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • 5 years of experience building and deploying recommendation systems models (retrieval, prediction, ranking, embedding) in production and experience building architecture in different modeling domains.
  • 5 years of experience with ML design and ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  • Experience in C /Java.
  • Experience in business-to-business (B2B) or e-commerce software.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for collaborating with both technical and non-technical team members.


About the job
Video commerce is revolutionizing the way that people decide what to buy. The YouTube Shopping team is at the forefront of this shift: connecting viewers to products they'll love through the creators that they trust. Shopping is one of YouTube's top priorities and represents a systemic shift in the platform: 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.
In this role, you will play a pivotal role in driving merchant and creator growth and building next-generation experiences that empower them globally. You will offer both Search and Creator Recommendations, powered by shopping data and our understanding of merchants, creators, and viewers-progressively moving towards intelligent workflow automation. You will be focused on growing merchant adoption and engagement on YouTube (YT) Shopping and empowering merchants to succeed by bringing the best-in-market value to creators and viewers on YouTube. You will plan to leverage ML and AI technology to best match merchants and creators, surface avenues for their growth, and provide smart insights; you will also build the YT Affiliate Program for creators on YouTube.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000-$300,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Develop solutions for the complex Creator Recommendation system and other full-stack features for merchants using YouTube and Google Commerce technologies.
  • Leverage the YouTube Infrastructure to build software that has better debuggability, performance, and reliability.
  • Foster engineering best practices in design, development, testing, code reviews, and agile development.
  • Partner with Product Management (PM), UX, and User Experience Research (UXR) to define product requirements, iterate on designs, and polish user-centric solutions.
  • Work with other engineering teams to deliver merchant experiences.


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