As a Software Engineering Manager for Search Discovery at Google, you'll lead and mentor a team of engineers, driving the development of new audio products and solutions leveraging Generative AI, ML, and the Google stack.  You will define and develop solutions, research and prototype, collaborate with Program Managers, and translate product requirements into technical specifications. This role requires managing large-scale projects internationally, optimizing code, and contributing to product strategy. You'll be working on projects related to information retrieval, AI, NLP, distributed computing, and more, impacting billions of users globally.  The ideal candidate possesses strong technical expertise and leadership skills, experience managing teams, and a passion for innovation within the search domain.

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<div jscontroller="iYVHDc" class="DkhPwc" jsname="tIk9qd" data-id="127537460056859334" jsaction="A6AxKc:CXOOvf;"><div class="KwJkGe"><h3>Minimum qualifications:</h3><ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.</li>
<li>8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).<br></li>
<li>3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 2 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.</li>
</ul><br><h3>Preferred qualifications:</h3><ul>
<li>Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.<br></li>
<li>3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.</li>
</ul></div><div class="aG5W3"><h3>About the job</h3><p>Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes way 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.<br><br>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.</p>
<p>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.<b></b></p></div><div class="BDNOWe"><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul>
<li>Design and develop new audio products for Search Discovery.</li>
<li>Lead a team to define and develop new solutions using Generative AI, ML, and Google stack.</li>
<li>Research and prototype for solutions in projects with a high level of uncertainty.</li>
<li>Participate in discussion with Program Managers and cross-functional leads to understand requirements and map those to technical requirements.</li>
</ul></div></div>

Software Engineering Manager, Search Discovery