Team lead Manager, AI Experience Product Framework
New York, NY, USA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 8 years in software development; 3 years in full-stack development; 2 years in people management or team leadership.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads engineers and sets technical direction for backend and frontend platforms powering Google Search’s next-generation AI-first experiences.
What you'll do
- Mentor engineers, support career development, and foster team health and execution.
- Guide architecture and delivery across backend serving systems and frontend frameworks, including migrations to AI-first platforms.
- Partner with Product, UX, and platform teams; communicate technical decisions and milestones to senior leaders.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 3 years of full-stack development experience across backend codebases and frontend technologies.
- 2 years of experience in people management or team leadership; experience in at least one of backend serving infrastructure, frontend UI architecture and feature delivery, or technical/team leadership.
Nice to have
- Experience as a TL, TLM, or EM guiding project execution and career development.
- Experience with core Search serving systems or Search Next platforms; relevant technologies include C++, Java, Kotlin, or TypeScript/SFC web components.
Pay
$207000 - $300000 USD base salary
Tools
Java, Python, Golang, C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS
AI focus
Leads technical direction for AI-first Search platforms and evolves core Search functionality to support new AI capabilities.
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