MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).

• 5 years of experience building and developing distributed systems, data processing, or related infrastructure.

• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 2 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.

• 3 years of experience working in a matrixed organization.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Experience working with advertising platforms.

ABOUT THE JOB

Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Developer goes way beyond just Search. Software Development Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of software developers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure software developers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Development Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Software Development 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 developers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way.

The Google Ads Remarketing Data Platform team aims to empower remarketing across Google's properties and ad networks. We ensure remarketing data excellence by driving its life-cycle: ingestion, curation, reporting, serving, and integration. In this role, you'll build services and pipelines to experiment with products such as customer match and enhanced conversion. We're also rearchitecting remarketing data life-cycle systems for flexibility and power.

Google Ads is helping power the open internet with the best technology that connects and creates value for people, publishers, advertisers, and Google. We're made up of multiple teams, building Google's Advertising products including search, display, shopping, travel and video advertising, as well as analytics. Our teams create trusted experiences between people and businesses with useful ads. We help grow businesses of all sizes from small businesses, to large brands, to YouTube creators, with effective advertiser tools that deliver measurable results. We also enable Google to engage with customers at scale.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $189,000-$284,000

• bonus
• equity
• benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage a team of developers by building and growing team presence in Waterloo by mentoring and fostering a positive and inclusive team culture.

• Lead the team to maintain and improve product, development, operational, and support excellence to ensure reliable, privacy and policy compliant, high-performance operation of our remarketing infrastructure and products for across Google Ads.

• Manage team project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., styles, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).