Engineering Manager, Google Play Pass, Google Play, Platform and Devices

Google LLC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 10,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC in Bengaluru, India is seeking an Engineering Manager for Google Play Pass within the Platform and Devices group. You will lead a large engineering team, shaping backend architecture for Play Pass, supporting multi‑surface clients, and driving product growth.

You’ll mentor engineers, collaborate with product, UX, and data science, and guide strategic decisions across multiple sites. This role emphasizes leadership, scalable systems, and impact on user experiences across Google Play.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Build, grow, and lead a high‑performing team including hiring, performance management, and career development.
• Set the architectural goals for Play Pass backend, multi-surface clients, and promotional engines.
• Collaborate with product, marketing, UX, and data science to create impactful features and scalable infrastructure for growth.
• Mentor engineers, set design standards, and manage cross‑team dependencies with leadership across Google Play.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree

8 years of software development

3 years in technical leadership

2 years people management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree or PhD in CS

Job description

Engineering Manager, Google Play Pass, Google Play, Platform and Devices

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• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Experience in data analytics.
• Experience on android applications.

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.

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.
Google Play Pass is a first-party subscription service offering high-value access to hundreds of curated premium and freemium apps and games completely free of ads and in-app purchases. The platform also expands benefits beyond the classic subscription catalog into Play Pass 2.0, introducing monthly offers, retention mechanics, in-game overlays, and multi-platform distribution on PC through Google Play Games. Play Pass team is responsible for development, evolution, and growth of a subscription with 3M+ members.
The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Responsibilities

• Build, support, and grow a high-performing team. Be responsible for hiring, performance management, and career development of your team.
• Set the architectural goal for Play Pass back-end infrastructure, multi-surface clients, and promotional engines.
• Collaborate with product, marketing, User Experience (UX), and data science to create impactful features, run broadly available campaigns, and invest in the scalable infrastructure to drive significant growth of the product.
• Set the architectural standards by actively participating in design reviews, mentor engineers on complex, cross-team dependencies, and grow a strong bench of leads within the team.Manage organizational dependencies and communication with leadership across Google Play.

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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