Product Manager II, Android Studio, UI Tools

About the position

At Google, we put our users first. The world is always changing, so we need

Product Managers who are continuously adapting and excited to work on products

that affect millions of people every day.

In this role, you will work cross-functionally to guide products from conception

to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds. You can break down

complex problems into steps that drive product development.

One of the many reasons Google consistently brings innovative, world-changing

products to market is because of the collaborative work we do in Product

Management. Our team works closely with creative engineers, designers,

marketers, etc. to help design and develop technologies that improve access to

the world's information. We're responsible for guiding products throughout the

execution cycle, focusing specifically on analyzing, positioning, packaging,

promoting, and tailoring our solutions to our users.

Android Studio is the official Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for

developing apps for Android. It includes all the tools from designing UI, coding

with Java, Kotlin, and C++ programming languages, testing, and profiling apps

for all Android devices.

In this role, you will own the portfolio of UI tools (layout inspector, compose

preview, animation inspector, state inspector, etc.) and develop the roadmap for

new AI-powered tools.

Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices

worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We

believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information,

economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and

more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing

has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers

(OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones,

tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in

the world.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive product goal, developer journeys and product roadmap for UI

Tools in Android Studio, driving strategic projects to evolve Android UI

development such as Jetpack Compose support and Generative UI.

• Partner with form-factor teams (Glasses, Watches, Cars, TV, Widgets) and

Material Design organizations to enhance our UI Tools to evolving demands.

• Evolve UI tools for new agentic development patterns.
• Work collaboratively with engineering, marketing, legal, UX, developer

relations and other teams on UI Tools for app developers.

• Develop solutions to problems by collaborating as needed across regions,

product areas, and functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
• 2 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch

(e.g., ideation to execution, end-to-end, 0 to 1, etc).

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in mobile apps and Android Studio.
• Experience creating software development kits, and working with integrated

development environments.

• Experience with Kotlin or Java.
• Experience programming with AI.
• Experience in app design.