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YouTube · 20 hours ago

Engineering Analyst, Traffic Abuse, YouTube Trust and Safety Scaled Abuse

positionSan Bruno, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityEntry, Mid Level
money$126K/yr - $181K/yr
date2+ years exp

YouTube is a leading platform in the digital landscape, seeking a Scaled Abuse Analyst to enhance its Trust and Safety initiatives. The role focuses on analyzing data to inform strategies for reducing abuse on the platform, collaborating with various stakeholders to implement effective solutions.

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Responsibilities

Analyze data sets using advanced statistical methods to understand the impact of abuse to the YouTube ecosystem and provide data-driven insights and recommendations for effective abuse prevention and enforcement
Master technical concepts and systems to deliver meaningful results using them and communicate technical results and methods clearly
Investigate product vulnerabilities and abuse trends by performing investigations using various data sources and contribute strategy and development of new workflows against additional known vectors of abuse
Partner closely with stakeholders and partners in engineering, product, policy and legal to drive anti-abuse solutions involving and impacting various cross-functional areas

Qualification

Data analysisSQLPythonFraud detectionMachine learningProject managementStakeholder managementNetwork analysisLarge language models

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
2 years of experience in data analysis, including identifying trends, generating summary statistics, and drawing insights from quantitative and qualitative data
2 years of experience managing projects and defining project scope, goals, and deliverables
2 years of experience with one or more of the following languages: SQL, R, Python, or C++

Preferred

Experience with fraud and abuse dynamics in online platforms
Experience with threat intelligence, anti-abuse, security, network analysis, fraud detection
Experience with or understanding of machine learning systems and concepts
Experience managing stakeholders and cross-functional partnerships
Familiarity with large language models

Benefits

Bonus
Equity
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Company

YouTube

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YouTube is a platform for sharing and watching videos, including movies, music clips, and amateur content.
dateFounded in 2005
location
San Bruno, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
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https://www.youtube.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$11.5M
Key Investors
Sequoia Capital
2006-10-01Acquired
2006-03-30Series Unknown· $8M
2005-11-01Series A· $3.5M

Leadership Team

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Neal Mohan
CEO
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Angela Courtin
Vice President, YouTube Marketing Brand, Creative, Culture & Media
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