Web Solutions Engineer, YouTube

Google; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Bengaluru is looking for a Web Solutions Engineer to enhance the YouTube Support systems, providing seamless experiences for users. This role involves full-stack development, technical contributions, and cross-team collaboration.

Ideal candidates have a strong background in software development, experience leading projects, and a commitment to best practices. You will work on a dynamic team, impacting millions of users through innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in full-stack software development.
• Experience as a tech lead or engineering manager preferred.
• 2 years of experience with site reliability engineering or DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy modern full-stack web applications.
• Analyze problems to develop effective solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance user experience.

Skills

Full-stack software development

System design

JavaScript or TypeScript

Java, Python, or C++

SQL, NoSQL database technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or equivalent

Tools

Google's software development tools

Job description

Minimum qualifications

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

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

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.