Software Engineer Manager, Search Platforms, Search

Google LLC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Search Platforms in Bengaluru seeks a Software Engineering Manager to lead multiple teams on large-scale infrastructure projects. You will set technical direction, mentor engineers, and ensure delivery of critical search infrastructure initiatives.

The role combines hands-on software development with people management, requiring strong collaboration across product, research, and operations teams to scale systems for billions of users globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems.
• 3 years of experience in a people management and 2 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience with Java, C++, or both.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals, aligning strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams.
• Establish clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader organization's goals.
• Develop the mid-term technical goal and roadmap within the scope of your often multiple teams, evolving it to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs.
• Design, guide and vet systems designs within the scope of the broader area, and write product or system development code to solve ambiguous problems.
• Demonstrate AI fluency, and be prepared to discuss your knowledge and use of AI tools during the hiring process.

Skills

Software development

Distributed systems

People management

Tech leadership

Java

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Software Engineer Manager, Search Platforms, Search

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• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems.
• 3 years of experience in a people management and 2 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience with Java, C++, or both.

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.
• Passion for technology, collaboration, and solving challenging problems.

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 everyday. 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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals, aligning strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams.
• Establish clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader organization's goals.
• Develop the mid-term technical goal and roadmap within the scope of your often multiple teams, evolving it to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs.
• Design, guide and vet systems designs within the scope of the broader area, and write product or system development code to solve ambiguous problems.
• Demonstrate AI fluency, and be prepared to discuss your knowledge and use of AI tools during the hiring process.

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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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