Senior Engineering Manager, Pixel Software Security

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in C, C++ or Python.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects.
• 5 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.
• 5 years of experience in embedded security, SOC/silicon security or experience with security for consumer electronics.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  
• 15 years of experience in engineering, and technical innovation with user facing products.
• Experience with programming in one of the following: Java, C++, RUST or Python.
• Experience in leading teams, while creating goals, and promoting engineering and product excellence.
• Ability to develop product solutions.

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 Senior Engineering Manager, Pixel Software Security, you will lead the team responsible for building features and software experiences for greater security and privacy on Pixel devices. You will develop and execute a roadmap to drive security for the first-party consumer devices. You will bring industry foresight, collaborative and influence across teams, platforms and systems to deliver Software Security and Privacy for the custom hardware and silicon. You will manage a global team of engineers who are also driving security software work.

The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical goals and strategy for Pixel Software Security. Design and lead a multi-year technical roadmap, balancing technology investments.
• Drive and coordinate collaboration with teams within Platforms and Ecosystems and across Google.
• Drive the silicon and hardware strategy from an Android/Pixel software perspective.
• Review technical design from the team and guide technical discussions. Review experiments and guide project directions.
  
• Lead and manage a team of engineers over a global footprint. Set expectations with people based on their level and role, and meet regularly to discuss performance and development and provide feedback and coaching.