Partner Engineer, Device Platform Operations, YouTube

Google; San Bruno (CA); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Google’s YouTube team seeks a Partner Engineer on the Devices Platform Operations group to lead deployments, optimize implementations, and manage integrations to build strong, long-term device partnerships.

You will own technical engagements and drive creative solutions, collaborating with Product, Engineering, Business Development, and Operations, while balancing business and technical constraints across mobile and living room devices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of software development experience programming in C++.
• 6 years of experience working with client-side web technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or HTTP).
• Experience troubleshooting technical issues for internal/external partners or customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation reviews, resolve technical issues, and ensure seamless partner integrations across Mobile and Living Room devices with comprehensive documentation.
• Ensure the technical aspects of a partner’s integration (both new and ongoing) by providing necessary documentation and technical guidance. Identify, drive, and optimize the business flow from existing and new business opportunities by leveraging YouTube technologies.
• Work closely with external partners and our cross-functional teams within Mobile and Living Room devices to help ensure projects are aligned with business and technical objectives. Work closely with our YouTube Engineering teams responsible for development of the SDK, help evangelise and educate partners on new releases.
• Access Google AI resources to streamline workflows—leveraging DeepMind AlphaEvolve for memory optimization and Gemini models to build agents for automated on-device testing, regression detection, and remediation.

Skills

C++

HTML/CSS/JS

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Computer Science

Master's degree

Tools

SQL/NoSQL

Android TV / TV platform architectures

Job description

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Bruno, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of software development experience programming in C++.
• 6 years of experience working with client-side web technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or HTTP).
• Experience troubleshooting technical issues for internal/external partners or customers.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
• Experience working with database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).
• Experience or interest in the media industry.
• Experience working with additional programming languages such as C, Java, Python, or Go.
• Experience in the TV/CE/embedded space. Familiar with RDK, Android TV or similar TV platform architecture.
• Strong communication, team-work, and investigative skills and outstanding organizational, prioritization, and multitasking skills. Ability to speak to both business and technical stakeholders.

About The Job

As a Partner Engineer on the Devices Platform Operations team, you will lead deployments, optimize implementations, and manage integrations to build strong, successful, long-term device partnerships. You will own technical engagements and will be the key driver in finding creative/innovative solutions that lead them to the next level.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead projects and teams that require close collaboration with other teams like Product, Engineering, Business Development, and Operations. You will play a key role in improving existing operations, defining and commercializing new solutions, bridging product gaps, automating partner operations and taking new initiatives from conception to successful deployment.

You will be able to balance business and partner needs with technical constraints, develop innovative 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.

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: $152000 - $221000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Lead implementation reviews, resolve technical issues, and ensure seamless partner integrations across Mobile and Living Room devices with comprehensive documentation.
• Ensure the technical aspects of a partner’s integration (both new and ongoing) by providing necessary documentation and technical guidance. Identify, drive, and optimize the business flow from existing and new business opportunities by leveraging YouTube technologies.
• Work closely with external partners and our cross-functional teams within Mobile and Living Room devices to help ensure projects are aligned with business and technical objectives. Work closely with our YouTube Engineering teams responsible for development of the SDK, help evangelise and educate partners on new releases.
• Access Google AI resources to streamline workflows—leveraging DeepMind AlphaEvolve for memory optimization and Gemini models to build agents for automated on-device testing, regression detection, and remediation.

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 .