Software Engineering Manager II, AI/ML Recommendations, Rankings, Predictions, YouTube at Google

Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams.

Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader organization's goals. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development and provide feedback and coaching.

Develop the mid-term technical vision and roadmap within the scope of your (often multiple) team(s). Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs.

Design, guide and vet systems designs within the scope of the broader area, and write product or system development code to solve ambiguous problems.

Lead the design and implementation of recommendation systems, optimize ML infrastructure, and guide the development of model architecture.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

8 years of experience in software development.

2 years of experience leading ML design or optimizing ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).

2 years of experience building and deploying recommendation systems models (retrieval, prediction, ranking, embedding) in production and experience building architecture in different modeling domains.

2 years of experience in a technical leadership role.

2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.