Software Engineering Manager, Home Foundations
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience with software development in infrastructure, distributed systems, developer platforms, or systems engineering.
- 3 years of experience in engineering management, leading software engineering teams, and managing technical roadmaps and talent development.
- Experience in designing, building, and operating large-scale CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, or developer productivity platforms.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, a technical related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience deploying Generative AI, LLMs, or Machine Learning solutions for developer productivity challenges (e.g., automated test synthesis, intelligent flakiness detection, code generation/refactoring agents).
- Experience leading technical transformations that improve organizational velocity and code quality metrics.
- Familiarity with consumer hardware/software development lifecycles, smart home protocols (Matter, Thread), embedded Linux/Android platforms, or cloud microservices.
- Understanding of core quality concepts (functional, unit, integration, and performance testing) with direct experience.
- Exceptional people management, stakeholder management, and technical communication skills to influence leaders.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Design and scale intelligent quality platforms and predictive verification pipelines to transform quality signals and eliminate engineering friction across hybrid device-cloud stacks.
- Provide deep technical guidance and conduct architectural reviews to ensure system resilience, security, and scalability.
- Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team while fostering a culture of psychological safety, bold experimentation, and continuous growth.
- Establish operational excellence by defining clear team OKRs/SLOs and balancing strategic long-term bets with high-urgency deliverables.
- Partner cross-functionally with architects, product managers, and leadership to lead developer productivity across Google Home and Devices and Services.
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