.**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).- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 2 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.**Preferred qualifications**:- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.- 3 years of experience working in a changing organization.- Passion for education and supporting the world's educators to improve outcomes for learners.**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 isgrowing 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.Google Classroom is a learning platform that streamlines assignments, boosts collaboration, and supports communication between educators and learners. The goal is to be an efficient way for educators to manage, measure, and drive student learning outcomes.As a Software Engineering Manager on the Google Classroom team, you will lead a team of engineers responsible for developing and maintaining the core of the Classroom web app.Google plays an important role in education around the world - with hundreds of millions of students using Google Classroom, Google Workspace, Chromebooks, YouTube, and more. In addition to powering these core products, we're experimenting with new tools to advance the boundaries of how education leaders understand and guide their schools, staff, and students.For more information, see the Google for Education site.**Responsibilities**:- Manage, support, and grow a high-performing team of engineers, leading the team with management excellence and shaping and influencing the team culture.- Collaborate with leads to influence the technical idea of the team and the direction of the Classroom Web product.- Establish and drive software development best practices
