Engineering Manager, YouTube Premium Abuse

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
  
  

About The Job

The YouTube Premium Abuse team builds and maintains critical systems designed to detect, prevent, and mitigate abusive activities while ensuring a fair and sustainable environment. Our systems are fundamental to the health and integrity of the YouTube Premium experience.

In this role, you will be a technical leader and people manager for a team dedicated to the safety and integrity of the YouTube Premium ecosystem. You will lead the development of systems that balance complex technical trade-offs, ensuring a seamless user experience while defending against sophisticated adversarial behavior at a global scale.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000-$307,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing team of software engineers.
• Set the technical vision and lead the architecture of high-availability, low-latency abuse detection and prevention systems at YouTube scale.
• Drive quarterly planning and the long-term roadmap for anti-abuse solutions, navigating complex ML infrastructure and data pipelines.
• Represent the team in leadership reviews and maintain key technical partnerships across Google (Data Science, Commerce, Trust & Safety).
• Ensure excellence in design reviews and system architecture to combat evolving abuse tactics and secure the user experience.
  
  
  

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