Software Engineering Manager, Geo - Singapore

GOOGLE ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Singapore is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the Geo Engineering team. In this role, you will optimize user experiences in Google Maps and manage technical projects while providing leadership across multiple teams. Ideal candidates will have 8+ years experience in software development and technical leadership, with a focus on programming languages such as Python and C++. The position offers a collaborative environment and the opportunity to contribute to innovative mapping solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage an Engineering team within Geo.
• Set clear expectations and provide feedback to individuals.
• Develop technical goals and roadmaps for multiple teams.
• Design and vet systems designs and write development code.
• Review code from other engineers and ensure best practices.

Skills

Software development in Python

Technical leadership

Project management

Code review practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Java

C++

Android development

iOS development

Job description

Product area

The Geo team is focused on building the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps for our users, through products like Maps, Earth, Street View, Google Maps Platform, and more. Every month, more than a billion people rely on Maps services to explore the world and navigate their daily lives.

The Geo team also enables developers to use the power of Google Maps platforms to enhance their apps and websites. As they plot a course for the future of mapping, they are solving complex computer science problems, designing beautiful and intuitive product experiences, and improving our understanding of the real world.

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 -- and as a manager, you guide the way.

With 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.

Additional job description

In this role, you will focus on providing the best user experiences for providing information on public transit user journeys. The features are implemented in Google Maps for Mobile, one of the most-used applications for both Android and iOS.

Qualifications

Job responsibilities

• Lead and manage an Engineering team within Geo, focus on ensuring the users have the best possible experience.
• Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and align to the broader organization's goals. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development and provide feedback and coaching.
• Develop the mid-term technical goal and roadmap within the scope of your (often multiple) team(s). Evolve the roadmap 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.
• Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).

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).
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 2 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or in a related technical field.
3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Experience in front-end development.
• Knowledge of Android, or iOS development.