Technical Program Manager, Android, Application Quality
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in program management.
- Experience in android applications, android development, developer tools, developer facing, testing tools and automation.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in technical domains relevant to android application quality, camera/media and User Interface (UI) or User Experience (UX).
- Experience with quality assurance processes, test plan documentation, and identifying feature/quality gaps between platform versions (e.g., Android vs. iOS).
- Experience in exploring or leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) for process optimization, testing, or bug triage.
- Familiarity with android development concepts, android ecosystem, and key developer tools.
- Ability to analyze data to derive insights and inform program strategies.
About the job
A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers. The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.Responsibilities
- Lead the process of translating product priorities, user experience principles, and objectives into detailed, actionable quality test criteria and test plans for core user journeys within the applications.
- Collaborate closely with android product, engineering, developer relations, UX, and Quality Assurance (QA) including extended workforce teams to ensure comprehensive test case coverage and execution completeness.
- Evaluate test results, identify quality regressions and gaps, and efficiently triage bugs, routing them to the appropriate internal and external points of contacts.
- Manage the resolution of identified issues by collaborating directly with application partners, defining clear roadmaps for improvements, unblocking testing prerequisites and ensuring consistent progress updates.
- Maintain clear visibility into program progress, risks, and dependencies related to application quality and provide regular, tailored updates to various stakeholders including executive leadership, application developers, and working teams, using appropriate communication channels.
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