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.

In this role, you will establish a Server Platform site in Bengaluru which is ready for growth. As a manager in Server Platform, you will own, groom and deliver upon product backlogs and be a key part in building a strong technical site.

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

• Own a certain product or sub-domain like know the users and their challenges, define the product direction for the team, build necessary partnerships, and identify collaboration opportunities.
• Propose, scope and execute projects which contribute to the team and wider organization priorities, and manage a team of software engineers.
• Work with end-users and stakeholders to clarify requirements and manage expectations.
• Build and maintain collaborations with teams inside the Server Platform organization.
• Contribute to the ongoing projects and horizontal workstreams (ex: Server Platform Efficiency workstream).