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Google · 7 hours ago

Software Engineering Manager, Google Photos Foundations, Android

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$197K/yr - $291K/yr

8+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Software Engineering Manager for the Google Photos Foundations team. This role involves providing technical leadership and managing a team of engineers while overseeing the development of infrastructure and features for the Google Photos Android app.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud StorageSearch EngineSEO

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and build infrastructure and features in the Google Photos Android app

Collaborate with Program Manager (PM), UX, Quality Assurance (QA), back-end, and other client engineers on Google Photos infrastructure, feature development, and new capture experiences

Develop and drive the engineering execution plan for both new initiatives and long-running projects and provide technical leadership to the team

Manage a team and be an advocate for the team, taking on responsibility for helping individuals grow and succeed

Synthesize and explain complex technical concepts to varied audiences (technical and non-technical audiences as well as different levels of leadership)

Qualification

JavaKotlinAndroid application developmentTechnical leadershipVideo formats experienceAndroid CameraXAndroid Media3Color science expertisePeople managementTeam leadershipCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree, or equivalent practical experience

8 years of experience in software development (e.g., Java, Kotlin)

3 years of experience with Android application development

3 years of experience in a technical leadership role

2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field

Experience working with video and special formats (e.g., HDR/Live Photos/Motion Photos/dynamic depth/spatial special formats) including developing viewing/editing/renderings experiences

Experience with mobile application development, Android (iOS), ideally with experience working on large-scale apps

Experience with Android CameraX

Android Media3 experience, specially in video playback and video composition

Expertise with color science as it relates to digital photography and video, or with image and video codecs and containers and processing

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

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2023 (9682)

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2020 (9785)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Andy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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