Software Engineer Manager – Search Platforms
Lead engineering teams building and scaling Google's core Search Platforms infrastructure. Drive technical strategy, mentor engineers, and deliver high-impact search solutions.
About the role
This role is an opportunity to lead software engineering teams working on Search Platforms — the foundational infrastructure that powers Google Search. The position calls for a technically strong manager who can set direction, raise engineering standards, and deliver at scale.
As a Software Engineer Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for guiding a team of engineers through complex technical challenges, defining roadmaps, and ensuring the reliable development and operation of search platform systems. Close collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders across product, research, and infrastructure is central to the role.
- Lead, grow, and mentor a team of software engineers
- Define and execute the technical roadmap for Search Platforms
- Drive architectural decisions and uphold engineering best practices
- Partner with product and research teams to align platform capabilities with Search goals
- Recruit top engineering talent and foster an inclusive, high-performance team culture
This is a senior leadership position suited to candidates who combine deep software engineering expertise with proven people management experience, and who are motivated by the challenge of building systems that operate at a global scale.