Senior Search Quality Analyst, YouTube Trust and Safety

Google; San Bruno, Mountain View (CA, CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target 15%

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Senior Search Quality Analyst for YouTube Trust and Safety in the San Bruno Mountain View area. The role focuses on analyzing abuse impact, building scalable QA workflows, and driving improvements across data and policy controls.

You will apply statistical methods to complex data, collaborate with engineers and stakeholders, and contribute to training materials. The US-based compensation ranges from $159,000 to $230,000 plus a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in data analysis, including identifying trends, generating summary statistics, and drawing insights from quantitative and qualitative data.
• 5 years of experience managing projects and defining project scope, goals, and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced statistical methods to understand abuse impact and contribute to strategy and workflows.
• Learn complex concepts and communicate highly technical results clearly.
• Maintain metrics and develop scalable QA training solutions for emergent workflows.
• Conduct fraud and spam investigations and drive anti-abuse experiments with cross-functional teams.
• Develop high-quality training materials and maintain communication with business stakeholders.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

SQL

R

Python

C++

Job description

Senior Search Quality Analyst, YouTube Trust and Safety

San Bruno, CA, USA ; Mountain View, CA, USA

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.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in data analysis, including identifying trends, generating summary statistics, and drawing insights from quantitative and qualitative data.
• 5 years of experience managing projects and defining project scope, goals, and deliverables.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience or familiarity with machine learning systems.
• 5 years of experience or familiarity with one or more of the following languages: SQL, R, Python, or C++.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

About the job

Fast-paced, dynamic, and proactive, YouTube’s Trust & Safety team is dedicated to making YouTube a safe place for users, viewers, and content creators around the world to create, and express themselves. Whether understanding and solving their online content concerns, navigating within global legal frameworks, or writing and enforcing worldwide policy, the Trust & Safety team is on the frontlines of enhancing the YouTube experience, building internet safety, and protecting free speech in our ever-evolving digital world.

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: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Apply advanced statistical methods to complex data sets to understand the impact of abuse to the YouTube ecosystem. Contribute strategy and development of new workflows against additional known vectors of abuse.
• Learn complex and technical concepts and systems and deliver meaningful results using them. Communicate highly technical results and methods clearly.
• Maintain, foster and promote quality by providing regular feedback metrics to the Global team. Manage technological solutions for streamlining quality assurance and produce scalable training solutions to emergent workflows.
• Perform fraud and spam investigations using various data sources, identify product vulnerabilities and drive anti-abuse experiments to prevent abuse. Work with engineers and interact cross-functionally with stakeholders to improve workflows via process improvements, automation and anti-abuse system creation.
• Develop high quality training materials, create consensus and maintain communication for YouTube Scaled Abuse with business stakeholders.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.