Embedded Software Engineering Manager, Multimedia, Silicon

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; San Diego, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, or Javascript).

• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role with experience in people management and team leadership.

• Experience with Android platform software.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 3 years of experience with embedded operating systems.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Experience with Android framework development and mobile platforms.
• Experience with Experience with Platform and/or SoC bring-up.
• Experience with Audio, Video, Graphics or Camera software for Android.

About the job

Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer (SWE) goes way beyond just Search. SWE 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 SWE Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. SWE 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.

In this role you will Lead the Multimedia (e.g., Audio, Video, Graphics, and Camera) software team focused on enabling Android experiences on Google’s custom “Tensor” SoC. This team of engineers will have good knowledge of multimedia hardware and Android software.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. We aim to make people's lives better through technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead the bring up an SoC platform with new version of Android OS
• Drive improvements on performance and battery life of the Platform and Device while enhancing product architecture and resiliency.
• Provide feedback on use-cases and work closely with Architecture and Implementation teams to improve future generations of hardware.
• Recruit and manage a team of software engineers while providing task planning, code reviews, and technical leadership in an innovative and fast-paced environment.
• Work cross-functionally with customers within Google to launch products.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.