Software Engineering Manager, Search

About the role

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.

What you'll do

• Guide the technical direction to transition the core fabric of Search into an inherently multimodal platform
• Drive the organizational working methodology toward agent-driven architectures and spec-driven development. Have AI fluency and be prepared to discuss your knowledge of…
• Foster rigorous engineering practices. Advocate system reliability, precise capacity planning, and latency optimizations
• Hire, mentor, and sponsor a high-performing engineering team. Establish clear operational standards, support career development
• If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form

What you need

• 8–14 yrs of experience
• Java
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• C++
• LLMs
• C
• PhD or B.Tech or B.E. or B.Sc or BCA or M.Tech or MCA

Good to have

• System design
• Product strategy
• NLP