Senior Engineering Analyst, YouTube Scaled Abuse
Description For Senior Engineering Analyst, YouTube Scaled Abuse
YouTube's Trust & Safety team is seeking a Senior Engineering Analyst to join their dynamic team focused on making YouTube a safe platform for users worldwide. This role combines data analysis, machine learning, and security to combat abuse on the platform.
The position requires a strong background in data analysis and project management, with the successful candidate needing 5 years of experience in both areas. You'll be working with advanced statistical methods, managing data sets, and developing strategies to combat abuse on the YouTube platform. The role involves both technical expertise and leadership responsibilities, as you'll be contributing to strategy development and managing various workflows.
The compensation is competitive, with a base salary range of $147,000-$216,000, plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. This reflects Google's commitment to attracting and retaining top talent in the field.
Working at YouTube, you'll be at the intersection of technology and creativity, helping to maintain platform integrity while ensuring users can share their stories freely. The role requires technical skills in Python, SQL, and statistical analysis, combined with the ability to communicate findings effectively to stakeholders.
Key responsibilities include conducting fraud investigations, developing anti-abuse systems, and creating training materials for team members. You'll work cross-functionally with engineers and other stakeholders to improve workflows and implement process improvements.
The role does come with some unique challenges, including on-call weekend work on a rotational basis and exposure to potentially controversial content during escalations. However, this is balanced by the opportunity to make a significant impact on YouTube's safety and user experience.
Google offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k plans, and parental leave. The company is committed to diversity and inclusion, providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.
This position is based in San Bruno, CA, at YouTube's headquarters, offering the opportunity to work directly with core teams and influence the direction of YouTube's trust and safety initiatives. The role combines technical expertise with strategic thinking, making it ideal for someone who wants to impact how millions of people experience YouTube while working with cutting-edge technology and data analysis tools.
Responsibilities For Senior Engineering Analyst, YouTube Scaled Abuse
- Apply advanced statistical methods to data sets to understand the impact of abuse to the YouTube ecosystem
- Contribute strategy and development of new workflows against additional known vectors of abuse
- Learn technical concepts and systems and deliver results using them
- Communicate technical results and methods
- Maintain and promote quality by providing regular feedback metrics to the Global team
- Manage technological solutions for streamlining quality assurance and produce training solutions to emergent workflows
- Perform fraud and spam investigations using various data sources
- Identify product vulnerabilities and drive anti-abuse experiments to prevent abuse
- Work with engineers and interact cross-functionally with stakeholders to improve workflows
- Develop training materials, create consensus and maintain communication for YouTube Scaled Abuse with business stakeholders
Requirements For Senior Engineering Analyst, YouTube Scaled Abuse
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, a related field or equivalent practical experience
- 5 years of experience in collecting, managing, and synthesizing data sets and information, statistical modeling, data mining, and data analysis
- 5 years of experience in managing projects and defining project scope, goals, and deliverables
- 5 years of experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, performing statistical analysis, and coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), or 5 years of work experience with a Master's degree
- Experience in applying adversarial ML research
Benefits For Senior Engineering Analyst, YouTube Scaled Abuse
- Bonus
- Equity
- Benefits package
