Software Engineering Manager, Embedded Software
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 12, 2026. Google scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the job
Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way.
With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. We aim to make people's lives better through technology.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of developers to deliver software drivers and tools for silicon validation on the ISP and camera. Manage team project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team.
- Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams.
- Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role, meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development and provide feedback and coaching.
- Drive project success by setting the technical goal and roadmap. Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
- Initiate new directions to improve the whole working environment, like better testing, debugging and effective automation.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development in Embedded domain, data structures, algorithms, and software design.
- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 2 years of experience in people management.
- 3 years of experience in designing, developing, and testing embedded software drivers.
- Experience in embedded systems development, device drivers, and hardware/software integration.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
- Experience with emulation platforms or silicon bring up.
- Experience with Little Kernel, Linux, or Android platform development.
- Experience with ISP, camera, or multimedia domains.
- Experience working with AI tools to enhance the workflow, like automating tests, code generation, document writing etc.