About the job

The Device Operations and Partner Engineering team for YouTube's goal is to ensure the best possible user experience for YouTube products on any connected devices. This is accomplished by driving operational excellence, at scale, for the entire device partner experience. As Partner Engineers, we deliver technical solutions and tools to empower internal teams and our partner teams worldwide.

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation reviews, advocate new product features, and ensure the prompt and proper resolution of technical issues.

• Improve product feature offerings by providing partner feedback to internal cross-functional teams including Product Management and Engineering.

• Guarantee 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 our SoC partners in the region to accelerate and improve YouTube integrations on new chipsets.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 3 years of experience working with client-side web technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or HTTP).

• 3 years of experience coding with one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C/C++, Python).

• 3 years of experience in software focused program/project management and in the business technology market and working with engineering, sales and marketing teams in networking.

• 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 in the TV/CE/embedded space.

• Experience working with embedded devices, consumer electronics (CE) manufacturers, SoC providers, or pay TV operators.

• Familiarity with Android TV or similar TV platform architecture.

• Ability to communicate in Mandarin and English fluently to partner with local clients and regional partners.