Software Engineering Manager

Software Engineer Manager, Search Serving Infrastructure

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 2 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in computer science or a related technical field.
• 3 years of experience working in a changing organization.
• Experience coding with Java, TypeScript, APIs, and databases.

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 Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Responsibilities

• Own Search production intelligence charter (within Search Serving Infra) and manage a medium sized team with high visibility and impact. Define and evolve the charter of your team with a balanced portfolio of foundational investments, exploratory bets and run the business priorities.
• Be willing to work in a high paced environment with multiple partner stakeholders and have the ability to adapt to a fast changing regulatory environment. Plan and deliver on a multi-quarter roadmap with incremental milestones.
• Develop leaders and ensure career growth within the team. Mentor and coach team and ensure psychological safety is built into the team's culture.
• Manage people while being deeply technically involved in the team's work.

Experience Level

Senior Level