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Software Engineering Manager, Google Payments

Google · United States · On-site

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About the role

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.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 8 years of experience with software development, building front-end, mobile, or full-stack applications
  • 3 years of experience managing software engineering teams, including hiring and coaching
  • Experience designing and delivering user-facing features, platform UIs, or web/mobile customer experiences
  • Experience leading system design, architecture reviews, and engineering quality standards
  • Experience collaborating with Product Management and UX Design teams
More about this role
  • Lead, coach, and grow a team of 10+ software engineers, overseeing hiring, career development, and performance management.
  • Own the end-to-end Cards UI and Tokenization roadmap, driving measurable outcomes across conversion, latency, and reliability.
  • Build and optimize critical card experiences, including acquisition, display, verification (3DS2, CVN), and DPAN tokenization flows.
  • Guide system architecture and design reviews, raise engineering quality bars, and lead platform migrations onto next-generation payments infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with Product Management, UX, and partner engineering teams across Google to align technical strategy and execute complex initiatives.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience with software development, building front-end, mobile, or full-stack applications.
  • 3 years of experience managing software engineering teams, including hiring and coaching.
  • Experience designing and delivering user-facing features, platform UIs, or web/mobile customer experiences.
  • Experience leading system design, architecture reviews, and engineering quality standards.
  • Experience collaborating with Product...

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