Technical Lead Manager, Android Frameworks

Google Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. is seeking a Software Engineering Manager (Tech Lead Manager) to guide Android display and power management initiatives across devices. You will lead multiple teams, shape technical direction, and ensure robust, scalable solutions.

You’ll partner with Pixel, Android partners, and internal teams to enable features and close gaps in display and power capabilities. You will mentor engineers, review designs, and drive architecture across domains such as information retrieval, AI, and

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years in testing and launching software products.
• 3 years in software design and architecture.
• 3 years of team leadership or management experience.
• 3 years in Android, iOS, Embedded, or Firmware domains.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software engineers as a Tech Lead Manager (TLM).
• Review and contribute to design documents, ensuring quality and testability.
• Conduct code reviews and provide feedback to engineers.
• Diagnose and resolve technical issues, including performance/power optimization.
• Improve development processes and tools.

Skills

Outcome ownership

Decision making

Ambiguity tolerance

Stakeholder influence

Domain expertise

Android

iOS

Embedded systems

Firmware development

Team leadership

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's or PhD in Engineering/CS

Tools

Java

Kotlin

Job description

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders;deep expertise in domain.

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• 3 years of team leadership or management experience.
• 3 years of experience working in one of the following domains: Android, IOS, Embedded, Firmware.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• 3 years of experience working in an organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
• Experience working with program languages such as Java and Kotlin.

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.

As the Technical Lead Manager, you will work with display and power management technologies for Android OS development across a range of devices. You will ensure the stability and extensibility of critical display and power frameworks for the entire Android ecosystem and partner with various teams including Pixel, Android partners, and internal Google teams to deliver essential support for new features, enable upcoming innovations, and identify and address gaps in Android's display and power capabilities.

Android is Google's mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.

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.

As the Technical Lead Manager, you will work with display and power management technologies for Android OS development across a range of devices. You will ensure the stability and extensibility of critical display and power frameworks for the entire Android ecosystem and partner with various teams including Pixel, Android partners, and internal Google teams to deliver essential support for new features, enable upcoming innovations, and identify and address gaps in Android's display and power capabilities.

Android is Google's mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of software engineers as a Tech Lead Manager (TLM).
• Review and contribute to technical design documents, ensuring code quality, testability, and adherence to best practices.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to engineers.
• Diagnose, debug, and resolve technical issues, including performance and power optimization.
• Drive improvements to the team’s development processes and tools.

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