Senior Software Engineering Manager, Wear OS Platform

10 Hours ago • 8-10 Years • Research & Development • Full Stack Development • $248,000 PA - $349,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineering Manager for Wear OS Platform at Google, you'll lead technical direction and manage engineers across multiple teams and locations. You'll set technical strategy, align teams, and provide performance feedback and coaching to individuals. Responsibilities include developing long-term technical roadmaps, overseeing system designs, reviewing code, and managing large-scale projects internationally. Wear OS is an Android-based smartwatch platform powering millions of devices. The role requires extensive Android framework development, full-stack Android application building, and experience managing teams within a complex organization.
Must have:
  • 8+ years software development experience
  • 5+ years technical leadership
  • 5+ years people management
  • 5+ years Android framework development
  • Full-stack Android application building expertise
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in CS
  • 10+ years Android/Linux OS development
  • Experience with wearable devices
  • Experience in complex, matrixed organizations
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

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 in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 5 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.
  • 5 years of experience with Android framework development and building full-stack Android applications, ranging from user interfaces to low-level Android libraries.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • 10 years of experience in developing Android or other Linux based operating systems.
  • 5 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
  • Experience working with wearable devices.

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.

Wear OS is an Android based smartwatch platform powering millions of devices from our global partners. In this role, you will drive technical direction and manage engineers, including technical leads and managers.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000-$349,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about .

Responsibilities

  • Set and communicate technical direction and strategy across the team and the broader organization. Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams.
  • Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader organization's goals. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development and provide feedback and coaching.
  • Develop the long-term technical direction and roadmap within, and often beyond, the scope of your teams. 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.
  • Manage and support engineers across multiple locations, including managers, and technical leads.

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