Senior GenAI Video Tech Lead & Architecture

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Mountain View (CA)

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USD 262,000 - 364,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Google’s YouTube Advanced Capabilities team seeks a Software Engineer with deep GenAI expertise to own generation quality metrics and drive cross‑functional strategy with PM, UX, and GDM. You will lead production of video generation and agentic editing models, guiding TLs and senior ICs while aligning with YouTube product teams to deliver impactful creator capabilities.

You will shape technical roadmaps, oversee high‑priority executions, and collaborate across organizations to deploy

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 ML systems—specifically Video Generation models, agentic systems, agent benchmarking, agent AutoRaters, or LLM/agent training pipelines.

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.