Software Engineering Manager, Geo Auto

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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.
• Experience with performance instrumentation and improvement of systems, profile-guided, memory management, etc.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in software engineering management, preferably leading teams focused on developer productivity, test infrastructure, or complex automation platforms.
• Understanding of CI/CD, large-scale automated testing, and software quality assurance principles, with background in software development.
• Ability to effectively communicate across a variety of audiences: engineering, product management, and leadership.
• Ability to align team goals with broader organizational objectives and drive a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Ability to collaborate with partner teams to understand their needs and co-develop solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and strategic mindset skills.

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.

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

• Exhibit strategic impact and own outcomes for the team's delivery in the complex Geo Auto environment. This involves external partners, internal collaboration across Geo and outside, strict timelines and long term planning.
• Collaborate with the global Geo Software Development Acceleration leadership to align on strategy. Share innovations, and leverage cross-team solutions.
• Drive the team's technical strategy for enhancing developer velocity, including the development and maintenance of critical test infrastructure and automation frameworks.
• Advocate the dynamic integration and development of AI-powered tools (e.g., for validation, automation, and debugging) to solve complex problems and transform the developer experience.
• Ensure the team delivers reliable and scalable infrastructure that supports efficient, safe, and predictable product releases for the Geo Auto team.

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