Web Solutions Engineer, YouTube

Google; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's YouTube Business Technology team is seeking a Web Solutions Engineer to build and support scalable, full-stack web tools for YouTube support operations. You will collaborate with multiple engineering groups and product managers to deliver rapid impact to millions of users.

You will design, develop, and review solutions across Web App, Backend, and Data pipelines, applying JavaScript/TypeScript, Python/Java, SQL/NoSQL, and data-driven approaches to meet evolving service needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a quantitative field.
• 6 years of experience in full-stack software development and system design.
• Experience with backend languages such as Java, Python, or C++.
• Experience with frontend languages such as JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy, and improve scalable full-stack web applications using standard and Google tools.
• Analyze problems, identify dependencies, and drive implementation.
• Write and review design documents, tests, and code (JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, SQL).
• Provide subject-matter expertise and follow Google's coding standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional users and stakeholders to devise innovative technical solutions.

Skills

Full-stack development

System design

Backend languages

Frontend languages

Database technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/math

Job description

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in full-stack software development and system design.
• Experience with backend languages (e.g. Java, Python, or C++).
• Experience with frontend languages (e.g. JavaScript or TypeScript).
• Experience working with database technologies (e.g. SQL, NoSQL).

Preferred qualifications

• 2 years of experience with site reliability engineering, information security or DevOps practices.
• 2 years of experience as a tech lead or engineering manager.
• Knowledge of technical constraints designing for web technologies.

About The Job

Technology and Insights Support Systems domain delivers technology to YouTube Support, optimizing the systems that empower our global support communities, ensuring seamless, delightful experiences for millions of users to increase the loyalty of our users.

As a Web Solutions Engineer on the YouTube Business Technology team, you will be responsible for managing solutions that make the broader YouTube organization more efficient. Your efforts will launch quickly and have an immediate impact on those around you.

You will be working as a part of an engineering team responsible for developing and supporting tools, prototyping proofs-of-concept, and writing/reviewing technical design documents to meet the needs of our services teams. You will adhere to Google’s software development best practices and work in close partnership with other project/product management and engineering teams.

We are a team that provides efficient and delightful solutions for our support communities to increase the loyalty of the ecosystem of YouTube users. The team designs and develops a variety of tools and systems that are used by YouTube support agents, partners, and users.

The Web Solution Engineers (WSEs) on the Support Systems team work across a number of different projects/products. Currently engineers will adjust the projects they are working on based on the need but are primarily focused on a full stack development including (listed in terms of headcount allocated):

• Web Application
• Backend Services
• Data Pipeline
• AI/ML - use of LLM or model fine-tuning

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

• Design, build, deploy, and improve elegant, scalable, and modern full-stack web applications using standard and Google-specific software development tools. This may include ensuring reliable backends, building pipelines to aggregate data from multiple sources, implementing responsive and UX-rich frontends, or enhancing performance of existing tools and services.
• Analyze problems and develop solutions, while identifying dependencies and resolving issues to drive implementation.
• Make technical contributions, including writing and reviewing design documents, tests, and code (e.g., JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, SQL).
• Provide subject-matter expertise and utilize comprehensive knowledge of Google's relevant technologies, principles, practices, and coding standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional users and stakeholders to identify pain points and devise innovative technical solutions.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .