Engineering Manager, Payments Platform & UI

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead and grow a high-performing team focused on Cards UI and Tokenization, delivering secure, scalable payment experiences used across Google Play, Ads, YouTube, Cloud, and Wallet. You will guide technical direction, foster an experimentation-first culture, and ensure smooth collaboration across Product, UX, and partner teams.

You will manage multi-team initiatives, oversee architecture decisions, and drive improvements in conversion, latency,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development, building front-end, mobile, or full-stack applications.
• 3 years of experience managing software engineering teams, including hiring and coaching.
• Experience designing and delivering user-facing features, platform UIs, or web/mobile customer experiences.
• Experience leading system design, architecture reviews, and engineering quality standards.
• Experience collaborating with Product Management and UX Design teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and grow a team of 10+ software engineers, overseeing hiring, career development, and performance management.
• Own the end-to-end Cards UI and Tokenization roadmap, driving measurable outcomes across conversion, latency, and reliability.
• Build and optimize critical card experiences, including acquisition, display, verification (3DS2, CVN), and DPAN tokenization flows.
• Guide system architecture and design reviews, raise engineering quality bars, and lead platform migrations onto next-generation payments infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Product Management, UX, and partner engineering teams across Google to align technical strategy and execute complex initiatives.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field

Job description

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead and grow a high-performing team focused on Cards UI and Tokenization, delivering secure, scalable payment experiences used across Google Play, Ads, YouTube, Cloud, and Wallet. You will guide technical direction, foster an experimentation-first culture, and ensure smooth collaboration across Product, UX, and partner teams.

You will manage multi-team initiatives, oversee architecture decisions, and drive improvements in conversion, latency,