Software Engineering Manager, Google Chat

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.

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers.
• Promote a collaborative environment built on psychological safety, empowering the team members through goals, feedback, and career development.
• Advocate Multiplatform Infrastructure adoption across the organization.
• Manage relationships with partner teams and leadership, communicate the value of Multiplatform, and influence their roadmaps to drive onboarding.
• Establish feedback loops to gauge developer satisfaction, understand the pain points of teams using Multiplatform, and translate input into improvements for the platform and support processes.
• Oversee the bridge layer that connects the shared Mobile Device Library (MDL) code with native platforms, ensuring seamless integration and performance.

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 4 years of experience with software development in Java or Kotlin, and Javascript or Typescript.
• 4 years of experience in web front-end development.
• Experience with modern web technologies and frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue, Node.js, Django, Spring).
• Experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Equity
• Bonus
• Stock options
• Flight privileges

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.