Engineering Manager, Geo User Generated Content

Google is a global technology company that builds products like Maps, Earth, Street View, and Google Maps Platform.
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Staff Software Engineer
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8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Consumer

Description For Engineering Manager, Geo User Generated Content

Google is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead their Geo User Generated Content team, focusing on enhancing the user experience of Google Maps and Search through reviews and photos. This role combines technical leadership with people management, requiring someone who can both guide technical strategy and nurture team growth.

The position demands a seasoned professional with 8 years of software development experience and a proven track record in technical leadership and people management. You'll be working with Google's Geo team, which serves over a billion monthly users through products like Maps, Earth, and Street View. The role involves managing full-stack engineers, making critical system design decisions, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality code.

As an Engineering Manager, you'll be responsible for building and executing product strategy, fostering a positive team environment, and contributing to technical solutions for complex problems. The role offers the opportunity to impact how people discover and interact with the world through Google's mapping products.

The ideal candidate should have strong technical expertise in languages like Python, Java, or JavaScript, experience with full-stack development, and a proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams. You'll be working at Google's Sydney office, contributing to products that help billions of users navigate their daily lives.

This role offers the chance to work on large-scale projects with global impact, collaborate with talented engineers and designers, and shape the future of how people interact with location-based services. You'll be part of Google's commitment to building comprehensive and accurate mapping solutions while leading a team that drives innovation in user-generated content features.

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Responsibilities For Engineering Manager, Geo User Generated Content

  • Manage a team of full-stack software engineers while demonstrating technical leadership to strategize the team's execution
  • Design, guide, and vet systems design within the scope of the broader area
  • Write product or system development code to solve ambiguous problems
  • Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices
  • Build the team's product strategy and enable the team to maximize the delivered impact with technical expertise
  • Invest in people to create a positive, respectful, and psychologically safe working environment

Requirements For Engineering Manager, Geo User Generated Content

Python
Java
JavaScript
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role, overseeing projects
  • 2 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field (preferred)
  • Experience working collaboratively with other designers (preferred)
  • Proficiency in full-stack development across Android and web applications (preferred)

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