Content Partner Engineer, YouTube (Japanese, English)
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Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 years of experience coding with one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C/C++, Python) and SQL.
- Experience working with web technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or HTTP).
- Experience troubleshooting technical issues for internal/external partners or customers.
- Ability to communicate in Japanese and English fluently to collaborate with regional customers and stakeholders.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
- Experience with, and knowledge of, internet video technologies (e.g. Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions, video or audio codecs, live streaming platforms etc.).
- Experience with external stakeholder management (e.g., client management or partner management), including in the context of negotiations.
- Familiarity with the Japanese internet and media ecosystems.
About the job
The YouTube Content Partner Engineering team works across YouTube's most complex and highest priority partners globally, like Nintendo, MediaCorp, Nippon TV and more. The team's combination of technical skills and industry/business expertise enable us to engage across a number of technical service offerings with our portfolio of partners as well as work closely with product and engineering teams to incubate and mature scalable product solutions. By applying their technical knowledge of web technologies, APIs, AI based automation, troubleshooting, data analysis, Content Partner Engineers help our partners grow, operationalize, monetize, and protect their content and their business on our platform.
As a Partner Engineer, you will be a technologist working in a team that manages YouTube’s largest APAC partnerships in Japan and beyond, optimizing implementations, driving new business opportunities, and seeking innovative solutions aiming to build excellent, successful, long-term partnerships. Our global organization is dedicated to developing and managing partnerships with the biggest media companies and API developers, working closely with the YouTube product, engineering, strategy and content teams to address our partners' most pressing and complex technology challenges.
You will have the opportunity to lead projects and cross-functional efforts (e.g., product, engineering, business development, operations, marketing, etc.). You'll manage technical engagements with some of the biggest media companies and be responsible for the ongoing success and satisfaction of a portfolio of partners. You will also be instrumental in improving existing operations, commercializing new solutions, bridging product gaps, automating partner operations, and taking new initiatives from conception to deployment.
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
- Serve as the technical expert alongside Business Development to negotiate agreements, support stakeholders across APAC markets including Japan, and guarantee successful integration through documentation and guidance.
- Identify and optimize new business opportunities by leveraging YouTube technologies through prototyping, innovation, and implementation reviews.
- Incubate innovative product solutions and advocate for feature requests and internal tools, resolving complex technical challenges for partners.
- Translate partner feedback into actionable product improvements by collaborating closely with internal Engineering and Product Management teams.
- Apply strong project management and data analysis skills to extract business insights, exploring AI use cases to drive efficiencies and reduce costs.
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