Software Engineering Manager, Google Photos Android

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

Job summary

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for Google Photos Android in Mountain View. You will lead a team of Android engineers, drive technical direction, and influence product strategy while developing talent across multiple teams and sites.

The role emphasizes leading with a strong engineering background, focusing on AI-powered features and scalable Android systems within Google's Photos initiative. Competitive compensation includes base salary, bonus, and equity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• 8 years of software development experience (Java or Kotlin).
• 3 years of Android application development.
• 3 years in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years in a people management or team leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a dedicated team of talented Android engineers.
• Execute optimizations with deep system understanding and deliver impactful improvements.
• Lead the team to translate ideas into functional demos for swift iteration with cross-functional teams.
• Partner with product, analytics, and privacy teams to refine requirements and define success metrics.
• Guide the team to build adaptable and resilient code, evolving with LLM tech.

Skills

Java/Kotlin

Android development

Technical leadership

People management

Software development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Software Engineering Manager, Google Photos Android

Advanced

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development (Java or Kotlin).
• 3 years of experience with Android application development.
• 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 related technical field.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Experience with Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLM).

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 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.

The team focuses on building AI powered user facing features to bring innovations in LLM to billions of users. The team works on areas like: launching next generation technologies in features. Examples include the AI titles for memories and Ask Photos. Our current focus is bringing understanding of Photos to benefit users interaction with Google, and making the user's task in Photos frictionless with the help of AI agents, build and scale Photos LLM infrastructure, expand its multi-modal and agent capabilities and build and scale Photos Life Understanding, providing insight to make Photos and Gemini more personal and bring value to users

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000-$300,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a dedicated team of talented Android engineers.
• Execute many of the optimizations we do, requiring deep understanding of the system and willingness to dig deep into the weed and deliver impactful improvements.
• Lead the team to quickly translate ideas into functional demos, enabling swift iteration and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Partner closely with product, analytics, and privacy teams to refine requirements, define success metrics, and ensure responsible and impactful feature launches.
• Guide the team to build adaptable and resilient code that can evolve alongside advancements in Large Language Model (LLM) technology. Maintain the highest standards to guarantee a flawless experience for billions of users.

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