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Senior Engineering Manager, Play Games

Date Posted: Oct 09, 2026
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    Location Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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    Job Type: Full Time/Permanent
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    Apply Before: Nov 27, 2026
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Job Description

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 Play offers music, movies, books, apps and games for devices, powered by the cloud. It syncs across devices and on the web. As part of the Android and Mobile team, Googlers working on Google Play do everything from engineering our backend systems, to shaping product strategy, to forming great content partnerships. They make it possible for people to do things like buy an ebook or song on their Android phone, then have it instantly available on their laptop. The Google Play team enhances the Android ecosystem by giving developers and partners a premium store where they can reach millions of users.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical, product and strategic leadership for a team building user-facing gaming products.
  • Work on team development, coaching, execution and overarching strategy.
  • Participate in the full life-cycle of new modules/features. Shape product strategy, understand product requirements, contribute to system design, coach Software Engineers (SWEs) to implement and land these features.
  • Represent your team to other teams at Google, finding collaborative ways to achieve shared goals.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., C, C++, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript).
  • 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
  • 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 5 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
  • Strong interest with gaming in mobile gaming.
  • Hands-on technical leader, comfortable with both technical/architectural detail and people management.
  • Technical experience within the Play/Android ecosystem.

Source: Google careers — Read the original posting and apply

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