Software Engineering Manager II, Pixel Security

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.

The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $301000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and grow emerging technical managers overseeing security infrastructure, new security initiatives, and low-level firmware.
• Oversee ARM Trusted Firmware execution environments and drive the architectural evolution of porting secure low-level platform code to memory-safe Rust.
• Guide the engineering roadmap for secure diagnostic tools, advanced cryptographic signing pipelines, and automated lab testing.
• Collaborate directly with custom silicon design, platform security, and manufacturing teams to ensure device integrity.
• Design and analyze various security systems on Pixel devices.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
  
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
• Experience with device, OS, or embedded system security.
• Experience working in embedded or operating systems software.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  
• 3 years of experience working in a complex organization.
• 2 years of experience managing distributed teams or mentoring technical leads.
• Experience in technical leadership or engineering management overseeing software, systems, or security teams.
• Experience building or managing backend security services, PKI/signing infrastructure, or CI/CD automation.
• Experience with low-level platform firmware, memory-safe languages (Rust), secure bootloaders, or hardware security modules (HSMs).