Engineering Manager, Trust Platform Capabilities, Geo

Overview

This position at Google involves managing and leading engineering teams responsible for developing trust platform capabilities within Geo products like Google Maps. The role blends hands-on technical leadership and people management in a globally distributed, complex environment focused on user-generated content (UGC) technologies and scalable distributed infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate team priorities to align with broader organizational objectives, ensuring cross-team strategy and processes are coordinated.
• Define clear performance expectations for team members based on their roles and support their growth through regular feedback and coaching.
• Create and evolve a mid-term technical roadmap to address future infrastructure needs and project requirements.
• Lead the design, validation, and coding of system architectures to solve complex and ambiguous problems related to UGC capabilities both for Geo and other partners.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to uphold best practices concerning coding style, efficiency, testing, and accuracy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Minimum eight years of professional software development experience.
• At least three years' experience in developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, networks, compute/storage technologies, or hardware architecture.
• Three years in technical leadership positions overseeing complex projects and teams.
• At least two years managing or leading people in a professional environment.
• Preferred advanced degrees such as a Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or related areas.
• Experience working within a complex, matrixed organizational structure for three years.
• Proven ability to lead software teams focused on scalable distributed infrastructure or middleware solutions.
• Strong communication skills, strategic thinking, product orientation, and capacity to influence senior leadership stakeholders.

Additional Information

This role usually requires in-person interviews as part of the selection process. Google is committed to equal employment opportunity, actively supporting diversity and inclusion. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities or special needs can be requested through proper channels. The Geo team impacts over a billion users monthly with products shaping the future of mapping technology.