Software Engineering Manager II, Chrome AI

Software Engineering Manager II, Chrome AI

Google place Mountain View, CA, USA

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development (e.g. Python).
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

• Experience with Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Natural Language Processing, or related machine learning fields.
• Experience with model development, training, evaluation, prompt engineering, and deploying AI/ML systems into production.
• Experience working on large-scale, user-facing products.
• Ability to grow in a fast-paced, dynamic, and ambiguous environment.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

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 US base salary range for this full‑time position is $207,000-$300,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Manage, mentor, and grow a high‑performing engineering team. Foster a culture of innovation, rapid prototyping, collaboration, and continuous learning. Provide career guidance and development opportunities for team members.
• Define and drive the technical roadmap for leveraging Gemini and AI Agents to improve Chrome quality. Stay abreast of the latest advancements in GenAI and identify promising technologies to explore.
• Advocate an agile, results‑oriented approach, balancing speed of execution with technical excellence.
• Ensure model performance translates to tangible improvements in product quality and user experience.
• Partner with Product Management, UX, Research, Gemini App, and other engineering teams across Chrome and Google to define product outlook, refine requirements, establish success metrics, and ensure impactful and responsible feature launches.

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.