Tech Lead, Shorts Discovery — ML Recommendations

Google Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. is seeking a Tech Lead to own the Shorts Discovery and ML Recommendations for YouTube Shorts. You will lead the Short-form Video Exploration team, shaping the end-to-end recommendation stack from data, modeling, to production systems.

You will drive architecture, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and mentor engineers while delivering scalable, high-impact ML solutions for a global audience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years testing, and launching software products; 3 years in software design and architecture.
• 5 years of experience with ML-related areas (speech/audio, reinforcement learning, ML infrastructure) and model deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.
• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects; manage priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines; coach distributed engineers.
• Lead design and implementation of solutions in ML areas; optimize ML infrastructure and data processing strategies.

Skills

Software development

Technical leadership

Machine learning

Distributed systems

Decision making

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in CS/ML or related field

Tools

Python

ML infrastructure

Data processing frameworks

Job description

Google Inc. is seeking a Tech Lead to own the Shorts Discovery and ML Recommendations for YouTube Shorts. You will lead the Short-form Video Exploration team, shaping the end-to-end recommendation stack from data, modeling, to production systems.

You will drive architecture, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and mentor engineers while delivering scalable, high-impact ML solutions for a global audience.