Software Engineering Manager II

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target 20%

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for the MIND team in Mountain View. You will lead a distributed group of engineers focused on transforming PTE quality reporting, data warehousing, and analytics to drive automated, intelligent quality insights across Google's platforms.

You'll guide architectural decisions for the MIND NextGen system and partner with Pixel, Wearables Testing, and other teams to deliver scalable, reliable pipelines.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience.
• 3+ years in a technical leadership role.
• 2+ years in people management or team leadership.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Responsibilities

• Direct the architecture of data and pipelines for scalable ETL and AI-driven features.
• Drive AI integration by building intelligent agents to improve user experience and reliability.
• Mentor and coach US-based engineers with career development and performance planning.
• Collaborate with Pixel and Wearables Testing and SDT teams to unify data ecosystems.
• Lead roadmaps and OKRs to scale the platform and engineering excellence.

Skills

Tech leadership

Team leadership

AI integration experience

Software development

LLM workflows integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Minimum 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.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in software development using one or more general-purpose programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C++, or Go).
• 4 years of experience in a technical leadership role (e.g., Tech Lead or Tech Lead Manager), overseeing data related application, data warehousing, or system infrastructure projects.
• 1 year of experience directly managing and developing teams of software engineers (including managing performance, career growth, and team health).

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.

As the Tech Lead Manager for the MIND team, you will lead a collaborative engineering team focused on transforming Pixel Test Engineering (PTE) quality reporting and test data and metrics analysis.

You will manage and mentor a distributed team of engineers, guide the architectural design of MIND Next Generation System, PTE Data Warehouse and ATS 2.0 and partner closely with key stakeholders—such as Pixel and Wearables Testing and PTE domains to drive automated, agentic quality intelligence solutions.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Direct the architecture of the PTE Data Warehouse and MIND NextGen for scalable, declarative ETL.
• Drive AI integration by building intelligent agents to elevate the MIND platform user experience. Secure highly performant, resilient, and simple-to-operate MIND pipelines.
• Manage and coach US-based engineers through tailored career plans and regular check-ins. Foster a supportive "Google How" culture prioritizing technical excellence, inclusivity, and work-life balance. Lead bug triaging, on-call rotations, and design reviews.
• Partner with Pixel and Wearables Testing (PWT) and SDT teams to unify the PTE data ecosystem.
• Lead the team roadmap and OKRs, transforming the team into a platform-level scaling engine.

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