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

Google; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for the Play Pass platform. You will lead a high-performing team, set back-end architectural goals across surfaces, and drive scalable infrastructure for growth while collaborating with product, marketing, UX, and data science to deliver impactful features.

You will mentor engineers, shape design reviews, and coordinate with Google Play leadership across locations to enable broad campaigns and successful product evolution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience with full stack development (backend: Java, Python, Golang or C++; frontend: JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS).
• 3 years in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years in people management or team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Build, support, and grow a high-performing team; hire, manage performance, and develop your team.
• Set architectural goals for backend infrastructure for Play Pass, multi-surface clients, and engines.
• Collaborate with product, marketing, UX, and data science to create features and campaigns; invest in scalable infrastructure for growth.
• Set architectural standards by design reviews; mentor engineers on cross-team dependencies; grow a bench of leads.
• Manage dependencies and communication with leadership across Google Play.

Skills

Software development

Full stack

Technical leadership

People management

Java

Python

Golang

JavaScript/TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Java

Python

Golang

JavaScript

TypeScript

Job description

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.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience with full stack development, across the back‑end such as Java, Python, Golang, or C++ codebases, and front‑end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.
• 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.