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 an Engineering Manager within the Egregious Harms Protections team, you will lead critical efforts to protect users and the platform against Violent Extremism (VE) and Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (NCII). You will manage, support, and grow a high-performing team of software engineers, shaping the technical execution and strategic roadmap for these high-stakes verticals. In this role, you will navigate complex global regulatory landscapes, balance technical trade-offs, and foster an engineering culture, partnering closely with stakeholders to deliver robust defensive infrastructure that makes a profound, positive impact on society.
The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.
Responsibilities
- Build, mentor, and lead a team of software engineers, cultivating a healthy and high-trust engineering culture.
- Partner closely with Product Management, Legal, Policy, and Trust and Safety to define, prioritize, and deliver the multi-year technical roadmap specifically for the VE and NCII verticals.
- Guide the technical direction of your team, ensuring the design and deployment of robust, privacy-sensitive, and highly scalable distributed systems for abuse detection and mitigation.
- Act as the primary engineering liaison for VE and NCII initiatives across different Product Areas, driving alignment and the seamless integration of centralized safety systems.
- Set the bar for engineering standards and drive initiatives that improve developer velocity, system reliability, and operational health, maintaining strict Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for critical safety infrastructure.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
- 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
- Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.
Preferred qualifications:
- Proven experience in managing a software engineering team.
- Familiarity with full scope of software development lifecycle.
- Ability to manage ambiguous and open-ended problems
- Collaborative in nature and having good communications skills to drive healthy cross-product area collaborations.