Technical Lead, Software Foundations

Key Skills

logo, Java Programming, Leadership, Design, Management, Python Programming, C++, C Programming, SQL, Aartificial intelligence, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Rust

Job Description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in technical leadership, managing software engineering teams, and setting technical direction.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with software engineering management.
• Ability to work across a range of languages and stacks (e.g., Python, Go, C/C++, Rust).
• Interest in people management for working groups.

About the job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

Software Foundations helps Googlers to be productive in their day-to-day development, providing tools, services, and support for the most important programming languages used throughout Google.

In this role, you will lead a team, both in Germany and the US, working on the C++ and Rust languages and toolchains. You and your team will help design the long-term programming language platforms that Google developers will rely on for building high performance software across the company.

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

• Manage a team that addresses challenges in the programming language and compiler space.
• Develop a deep understanding of the product area-level needs of Google regarding programming language choice and trade-offs, and bring leads across the company along on our journey.
• Build up an understanding of the safe, high-performance programming domain.
• Help people navigate their career, coach them towards reaching their goals, and create a professional and productive work environment.