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Google · 2 hours ago

Software Engineer Manager II, Audio Video Systems, YouTube

Mountain View, CA, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$197K/yr - $291K/yr

8+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Software Engineer Manager II for their Audio Video Systems team at YouTube. In this role, you will manage a team of engineers, set project goals, and contribute to product strategy while ensuring the smooth operation of video infrastructure projects.

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Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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 align them 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 goal and roadmap within the scope of your (often multiple) team(s). Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs

Focus on execution, ensure that the right pipelines are built and long term delivery of products is smooth and error-free. Design and drive advanced R&D to the product pipelines in a streamlined manner to solve ambiguous problems

Work with product managers to define product road maps and align on long-term cross-functional initiatives and priorities

Qualification

Audio video processingSoftware engineering managementTechnical leadershipLarge-scale systemsFFmpegCommunicationCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

8 years of experience in managing software engineering teams, especially in audio and video products

5 years of experience in leadership roles, navigating projects and setting technical direction

3 years of experience in audio and video processing, compression codecs, transcoding, formats, and large-scale systems

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field

3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization

Experience in projects like FFmpeg, or large audio video libraries

Ability to drive cross-functional teams towards large-scale deployment of software systems, error-free upgrades, and building long-term maintenance automation

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

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2023 (9682)

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2020 (9785)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Andy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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