Geo Auto Forward Deployed Engineering Manager

Geo Auto Forward Deployed Engineering Manager

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience working in the Automotive industry, leading new products from inception to launch.
• 5 years of experience managing a technical, customer-facing team.

• Master’s degree or PhD.
• Experience with Maps products and services.
• Experience working with enterprise stakeholders (i.e., automakers).
• Experience collaborating effectively across time zones.
• Ability to deliver results in a complex, matrixed environment and drive alignment across cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to represent complex business or technical matters internally and externally.

Like Google’s own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, as well as manage a team of Engineers. They optimize their own code and ensure the team can optimize theirs. In this role, you manage project goals, contribute to product strategy, and help develop your team.

The Geo Auto Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team collaborates extensively with global partners leveraging Geo Automotive products to develop and integrate navigation solutions for vehicles.

As an FDE Manager, you will lead a team of Technical Solutions Consultants through the product lifecycle—from concept to deployment on the road. You develop their skills through coaching, support collaboration with others across fields such as navigation, advanced automotive sensors, high‑end embedded computing, complex software and electrical architectures, sustainable transportation, and advanced manufacturing. The Geo team focuses on building the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps for users through products like Maps, Earth, Street View, and the Google Maps Platform.

Each month, more than a billion people rely on Maps services to explore the world and navigate daily lives. The Geo team also enables developers to use Google Maps platforms to enhance apps and websites, solving complex computer science problems, designing intuitive product experiences, and improving our understanding of the world.

• Lead global Technical Solutions Consultant (TSC) teams and automotive partners as they integrate Google Maps and Automotive Software Development Kits (SDK) across complex domains including Automotive OS platforms, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) components, and in‑vehicle infotainment.
• Manage the automotive partner relationship and be responsible for driving issue resolutions including bugs, missing functionality, and feature requests.
• Develop, operate and improve processes that allow Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to expand across the automotive industry over multiple complex automotive products.
• Represent the requirements, constraints and road map of automotive partners to inform product development.
• Work closely with teams across the Geo Auto, Geo Developer, and Android organizations to ensure Google provides a uniform and complete automotive solution.

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