# Justin Athill

> Senior Software Engineer at YouTube

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/justinathill

I build features that foster compassionate conversation on YouTube. Tech lead for YouTube Comments moderation tools and responsibility client + backend.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ YouTube
Jan 2019 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Comments (Jan 2021 - Present): Full-stack engineer and tech lead for comments/conversations moderation.

Main App Downloads (Jan 2020 - Jan 2021): Android engineer for downloads/offline

Emerging Markets (Nov 2018 - Jan 2020): Android engineer for YouTube Go; converted from Engineering Resident to SWE in Mar 2019

### Engineering Resident @ Google
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Mountain View, California
Software engineering rotation on the YouTube Emerging Markets team.

### Undergraduate Lab TA @ University: Princeton University Computer Science
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Princeton, NJ
COS 126 TA

### Software Development Engineer Intern @ Amazon Robotics
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater Boston Area
Designed and built a front-end application aimed at increasing the efficiency in the launch process of Amazon's robotic fulfillment centers. The application was built using Angular and TypeScript and is set for global use in all AR fulfillment centers.

### Software Intern @ Intel Corporation
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Santa Clara, CA
Worked on a computer vision team and specialized in virtual reality development. Worked with Unity to develop VR experiences for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift in order to build a foundation for Intel's long-term goals in augmented and mixed reality.

### CS Grader @ University: Princeton University Computer Science
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Princeton, NJ
Worked on student and instructor team of ~30 to grade more than 300 assignments per week for the General Computer Science course

### IT Intern @ Qualcomm
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Greater San Diego Area
- Big data analysis and data visualization
- Built saved searches in Splunk database using SQL and regular expressions to increase efficiency of data retrieval
- Built platform for monitoring department services and triggering alerts

### Marketing Intern @ Volcano Corporation
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
Assisted with trade show preparation and other marketing initiatives


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
Princeton University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018

### High School
The Bishop's School
Jan 2008 – Jan 2014


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/justinathill

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Last updated: 2026-03-22