Engineering Manager, Front End, Google Translate

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
  
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 2 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.
  
• Experience with front end frameworks (e.g., AngularJS, ReactJS, etc.).
  

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in front end engineering.
  
• Experience building Android Apps, Mobile platform, large-scale web application and client libraries.
  
• Ability to inspire and motivate a team working on complex technical challenges.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including demonstrated ability to solve complex technical challenges.
  
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and mentorship skills.
  
• Track record of leading high-performing teams.
  

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 Translate is one of the largest and most loved Google products used worldwide. We are working on enabling amazing translation experiences through instant camera translations, voice conversations, handwriting, and more.

The Translate Bengaluru team will be a fully cross-functional team focusing on expanding access to translation services to more of the world, using skills in research, applied machine learning, Natural Language Processing, and Android app development.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a new front-end team in Bengaluru.
• Mentor and guide developers, ensuring adoption of engineering best practices. Provide technical guidance on design decisions.
  
• Manage a team of engineers, which emcompasses conducting performance reviews, setting goals, and supporting career development.