Software Engineering Manager, AI & Privacy — Equity

Google Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is hiring a Software Engineering Manager for the App Ads Privacy team in New York. You will lead engineers across multiple teams, guide technical strategy, and oversee large-scale projects with significant product impact.

You’ll manage priorities, define roadmaps, and help engineers optimize their code while advancing privacy‑preserving ad tech at scale. This role emphasizes collaboration across AI, ML, and analytics groups globally.

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.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Align strategy, processes, and decision‑making across teams.
• Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned 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 vision 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).

Skills

Software development

Technical leadership

People management

Generative AI integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree or PhD (preferred)

Job description

Google is hiring a Software Engineering Manager for the App Ads Privacy team in New York. You will lead engineers across multiple teams, guide technical strategy, and oversee large-scale projects with significant product impact.

You’ll manage priorities, define roadmaps, and help engineers optimize their code while advancing privacy‑preserving ad tech at scale. This role emphasizes collaboration across AI, ML, and analytics groups globally.