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Senior Engineering Manager, YouTube, Recommendations ML

Google

Location

Mountain View, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

11/7/2026

Compensation

$262,000 - $364,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.4% approval-14% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Senior Engineering Manager for YouTube's Recommendations ML team will lead the development of large-scale machine learning models for recommender systems. This role involves managing a team of engineers and aligning technical roadmaps across various teams. The focus will be on optimizing ML infrastructure and enhancing recommendation systems using advanced technologies. The manager will also be responsible for guiding research directions and collaborating with cross-product area partners.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • 8 years of experience designing and building large-scale machine learning models.
  • 8 years of experience building, testing, maintaining, and launching software products that require running and analyzing experiments.
  • 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
  • Experience creating and aligning cross-organizational technical roadmaps.

Responsibilities

  • Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals.
  • Develop the long-term technical goal and roadmap within and beyond the scope of your teams.
  • Oversee systems designs within the scope of the broader area and review product or system development code.
  • Drive technical project strategy and lead large-scale ML infrastructure optimization.
  • Align research directions with cross-YouTube and cross-product area partners.

Benefits

  • Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Google Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

908

FY2026

Approval rate

98.4%

FY2026

LCA certified

4,273

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-14%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-51%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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