Software Engineering Manager II, Android SDK

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in software development.
  
• 5 years of experience in Android development, developer tools, APIs, and SDKs.
• 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.
  
• 6 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 4 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
  
• Experience with full-stack development, including backend systems and web technologies.
• Experience with Machine Learning systems or data analysis.
  

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.

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will define and execute the technical strategy for the Software Development Kits (SDKs) Catalog. You will architect systems that analyze, and present information on thousands of Android SDKs. This is an opportunity to shape a critical piece of the Android ecosystem, with impact on developer productivity and platform security.

Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement the core back-end systems for the SDK Catalog, capable of managing data ingestion from sources like app analysis and direct developer contributions.
• Develop and integrate intelligent systems, including Large Language Models (LLMs), to process SDK data from various sources like release notes and privacy policies.
• Lead the design and implementation of APIs and integrations that make the SDK Catalog data available to both humans and automated tools, including the public-facing "SDK Pedia" website and the Android Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
• Drive the long-term technical direction for the SDK Catalog, identifying new opportunities to expand its value and utility.
• Collaborate with Google's security infrastructure teams to incorporate security and privacy analysis into catalog data.