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Software Engineer Manager, Engineering Productivity, Google One and Photos

Google Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Software Development · 10,001+ employees

Yesterday
Principal (10+ yrs) Full-time India
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About the role

The manager will set team priorities, align strategies across multiple teams, and provide coaching to engineers to support organizational goals. They are also responsible for developing technical roadmaps, vetting system designs, and ensuring code quality through reviews.

What they look for

Software development Developer tools Technical leadership People management System design Test automation Compilers Automated releases Code design Artificial intelligence Information retrieval Distributed computing Networking Security Data compression User interface design

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 8 years of software development experience, including 3 years in technical leadership and 2 years in people management. A bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience is required, with a preference for advanced degrees in computer science.

Full description

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 3 years of experience building developer tools (e.g., compilers, automated releases, code design and testing, test automation frameworks).
  • 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:

Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way.

With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally. Google One (G1) is Google's membership for personal cloud storage and Google's cutting-edge AI features. G1 is one of Google's fastest growing subscriptions, with over 150 million subscribers. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-impact team, shaping the future of our subscriber experiences, premium features and business growth initiatives.

Responsibilities:

  • Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams.
  • Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader organization's goals. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development and provide feedback and coaching.
  • Develop the mid-term technical goal and roadmap within the scope of the multiple teams. Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs.
  • Design, guide and vet systems designs within the scope of the broader area, and write product or system development code to solve ambiguous problems.
  • Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).