Senior Engineering Manager, Geo

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java, Python, Kotlin or Go.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
• Experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or machine learning (ML) algorithms.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  
• 5 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
  
• Experience in startup environments, bootstrapping new teams, nurturing for high performance.
• Experience creating investment proposals and presenting product/pillar wide initiatives to the executive audience.
• Experience landing and scaling zero to 1 initiative.

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.

In this role, you will serve as this team's site lead in India and manage a team of engineers building next-generation analytics platforms. You will partner with cross-functional teams to establish core quality metrics and operationalize the measurement infrastructure for emerging markets.

The Geo team is focused on building the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps for our users, through products like Maps, Earth, Street View, Google Maps Platform, and more. Every month, more than a billion people rely on Maps services to explore the world and navigate their daily lives.

The Geo team also enables developers to use the power of Google Maps platforms to enhance their apps and websites. As they plot a course for the future of mapping, they are solving complex computer science problems, designing beautiful and intuitive product experiences, and improving our understanding of the real world.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Act as a site lead, working closely with various cross-functional partners and product teams to fulfill the emerging market needs.
• Build, nurture and manage a team of engineers building the next generation analytics and data platforms. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development and provide feedback and coaching.
  
• Develop the long-term technical goal and roadmap  Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs.
  
• Oversee systems designs within the scope of the broader area, and review 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).