Google

Technical Program Manager III, Camera System Software, Google Pixel

Google$163K — $237K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
  • 5 years of program management experience.
  • Familiarity with the software development lifecycle.
  • Experience with consumer electronics like phones and tablets.
  • 5 years of experience in managing cross-functional projects.
  • Knowledge of software feature development.
  • Background in camera or imaging-related technology.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and collaborate with stakeholders to achieve shared goals and enhance management dashboards.
  • Lead technical program management for Pixel camera software from inception to launch, aligning engineering roadmaps across organizations.
  • Oversee the delivery of camera hero features, managing dependencies and architectural challenges for timely, high-quality launches.
  • Mitigate system-level risks and technical trade-offs while communicating essential updates to stakeholders.
  • Drive AI initiatives within the camera software lifecycle to improve development efficiency and capacity.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance plans
  • Generous paid time off
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
  • Employee development and learning opportunities
  • Access to employee assistance programs
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in program management.
  • Experience with the software development lifecycle.
  • Experience with consumer electronics (e.g., phones, tablets, laptops).

Preferred qualifications:
  • 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
  • Experience with software feature development.
  • Experience in camera or imaging-related technology.


About the job

Building the world's best mobile phone camera is our goal. Pixel Camera System Software team builds up both Pixel system software platform/infrastructure and features that paves the way for stakeholder teams to innovate industry leading camera features.

The Google Pixel team has design and build premium mobile devices and services that are truly aspirational and showcase the potential of the Android platform. We strive to revolutionize how people interact with newer and smarter devices at Android Platform.
As a Camera System Software Technical Program Manager, you will manage our Android camera system software projects that are built for Google Pixel phone success. You will drive the planning, execution, cross-team/product area collaboration of the design, development, bringup, testing and deployment of new software stack on various of different industry SoCs, and ship best world's best camera feature sets in the Pixel phone products.

The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google's artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $163,000-$237,000 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 .

Responsibilities
  • Identify, communicate, and collaborate with relevant stakeholders within one or more teams to drive impact and work toward mutual goals. Build, maintain and enhance business, operational, and management dashboards.
  • Lead the end-to-end technical program management for flagship Pixel camera software from concept through global product launch. Navigate ambiguity to align engineering roadmaps across highly interdependent, organizations including device core software, Android, silicon, and technical engineering.
  • Own the technical delivery of the flagship camera hero features. Define milestones, identify architectural bottlenecks, and manage complex cross-functional dependencies across silicon, firmware, and application layers to ensure on-time, high-quality launches.
  • Identify, mitigate, and communicate system-level risks, technical trade-offs, and resource constraints to leadership and engineering stakeholders before they impact critical milestones.
  • Advocate strategic AI initiatives to optimize the camera software development lifecycle, driving team-wide efficiency and scalable engineering capacity.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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$40.2 billion
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