Principal Product Manager, Horizontal Solutions Lead, AI Foundations

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or

equivalent practical experience.

* 15 years of experience in product management, directing technical product

lifecycles, and launching developer platforms, cloud architectures, or

scalable infrastructure.

* Experience driving product strategy and engineering alignment across multiple

cross-functional organizations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Experience productizing enterprise-grade horizontal developer platforms,

high-throughput API suites, and auto-scaling infrastructure.

* Technical mastery of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC),

high-concurrency systems design, large-scale data platforms, and cloud

computing architectures.

* Knowledge of modern AI/ML architectures, including LLM evaluations,

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic workflow designs.

* Understanding of machine-to-machine traffic patterns, API design usability,

rate-limiting frameworks, and system capacity planning.

* Ability to command respect and influence senior technical leaders (e.g.,

Directors/VPs) across disparate product areas without direct organizational

authority.

ABOUT THE JOB:

Core AI Foundations organization was created within Core by bringing in

engineering teams from across Core Data, Core Developer, Privacy, Safety, and

Security, and Cross-Google Engineering. With a mission to accelerate and scale

Google’s ability to deliver products in the AI era. By unifying scale with

relentless innovation, AI Foundations organization is charted to ensure our

systems are faster, safer, reliable, and efficient. It aims to deliver at the

edge of what is possible, meeting today’s demands while engineering the

foundations for tomorrow.

As the Principal Product Manager and Horizontal Solutions Lead for AI

Foundations, you will play a defining role in Google’s evolution into the

agentic era. Operating at a broad product area scope with extreme autonomy, you

will lead the strategy, definition, and scaling of unified, cross-pillar product

solutions within AI Foundations (spanning Google3, Cloud, DevAI, Analytics, and

infrastructure).

In this role, you will

• serve as the core product management leader enabling
• initiatives, specifically architecting and optimizing our developer platforms to
• mange the massive, high-concurrency transactional volumes generated by
• autonomous AI agents. Unlike traditional developer platforms designed for
• human-scale velocities, your work will prepare Google’s global infrastructure
• for an increase in transactional load driven by agentic automation loops. You
• will lead cross-product area collaborations, align roadmaps across six distinct
• strategic product pillars, and establish the industry-first playbook for
• machine-to-machine developer experiences.
• The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products.
• We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer
• platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the
• essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our
• users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across
• Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and
• strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique
• opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.
• Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,
• experience, and relevant education or training.
• US: $281000 - $392000 (USD) + 30% bonus target + equity + benefits
• Learn more about benefits at Google
• [https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].
• RESPONSIBILITIES:
• * Define the horizontal solutions roadmap, driving infrastructure.
• * Architect machine-to-machine standards. Resolve cross-pillar engineering
• trade-offs.
• * Orchestrate across core pillars. Engage senior leadership. Break down silos.
• * Raise the bar for product excellence. Mentor junior talent. Foster a
• collaborative environment.