Software Engineering Manager II, Pixel Performance

1 Month ago • 8-12 Years • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Software Engineering Manager II, Pixel Performance, you'll lead a team to ensure optimal performance for Pixel phones and tablets. Responsibilities include building performance roadmaps, executing improvements to Pixel performance and thermal software, tracking and optimizing metrics, influencing product roadmaps, and reporting to stakeholders. You'll focus on SoC platform and device performance, developing OS performance management software, analyzing performance issues, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to create efficient solutions. This role requires expertise in performance optimization, Android OS, embedded systems, and technical leadership.
Must have:
  • 8+ years software development experience
  • 5+ years Linux Kernel/OS experience
  • 3+ years technical leadership
  • 2+ years people management
  • Performance optimization expertise
  • Project management skills
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in CS
  • Experience with embedded processors
  • Android BSP and OS experience
  • Experience in complex organizations

Job Details


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).
  • 5 years of experience with Linux Kernel, Operating Systems.
  • 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 related technical field.
  • 7 years of experience with Performance Optimization and Analysis, Embedded Processors, Performance Tuning, Android BSP, Android Operating System, or a compiler.
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
  • Experience with embedded systems, low-level hardware architecture details, such as ARM.

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 be responsible for leading a team to ensure performance for Pixel phones and tablets, and will focus on SoC platform and device performance characterization and optimization, establishing, and improving performance KPIs. You will develop OS performance management software, tuning device policy, analyze metrics and profile workloads, analyze lab and field performance issues, and improve performance on future hardware architectures. You will also work across various functional teams to create innovative and efficient solutions utilizing system resources such as CPU and fabric in the SoC and ensuring the system runs smoothly to support key use cases.

The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

Responsibilities

  • Build performance roadmaps and execution strategies.
  • Plan, execute, and deliver significant improvements to Pixel performance and thermal software on key use-cases, collaborating with cross-functional teams across software, hardware, and research.
  • Track, monitor, and optimize lab and field metrics to improve device performance and thermals across device and software releases.
  • Influence future product roadmaps for improvement of Pixel performance and thermal behavior, through collaboration with hardware and silicon partners.
  • Report product status and achievements to collaborators and stakeholders in product and executive management.

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