10 Google Android engineering leaders
Vice president and general manager, senior engineering director and engineering director roles are among those held by these ten Google Android engineering leaders. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Google Android from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Ben Breen
LinkedInExperience: Senior Engineering Director, Android · Google
Ben Breen has been Senior Engineering Director, Android at Google since August 2018 and describes being responsible for Android Onboarding, Android Setup, Android Backup & Restore, Android for Work and Android Enterprise. Ben Breen was Engineering Director - Amazon Prime Video at Amazon from 2017 to 2018 and COO of Dealogic from 2013 to 2017.
Brian Carlstrom
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Software Engineering · Google
Brian Carlstrom has held the title Senior Director, Software Engineering at Google since 2020, with a profile headline of Senior Engineering Director for Android CoreOS at Google and an About section describing work for Google on Android. Brian Carlstrom was Director, Software Engineering at Google from 2016 to 2020.
Elmar Weber
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Engineering - Android & Business Communication Products (ABC) · Google
Elmar Weber was Senior Director Engineering - Android & Business Communication Products (ABC) at Google from 2021 to 2024 and has been VP / GM - Android & Business Communication Products (ABC) there since March 2024. Elmar Weber also held Google roles as Director Engineering - Carrier Messaging from 2018 to 2021 and Head of Engineering - Carrier Messaging from 2015 to 2018.
Francisco Galanes
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering · Google
Francisco Galanes has been Director Of Engineering at Google since April 2015, a role the profile headline describes as Director of Engineering, Android Auto at Google. Francisco Galanes was Engineering Director at Spotify from 2014 to 2015 and Engineering Manager, Video Delivery at YouTube from 2013 to 2014.
Harry Ke
LinkedInExperience: Director, Software Engineering, Android · Google
Harry Ke has been Director, Software Engineering, Android at Google since January 2026, based in Singapore. Harry Ke was Senior Engineering Manager, Pixel Software at Google from 2022 to 2026 and Senior Engineering Manager, Ads Engineering there from 2014 to 2022.
Kalyan Desineni
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering, Android Intelligence · Google
Kalyan Desineni has been Director Of Engineering, Android Intelligence at Google since August 2022, and lists AI agents, UI automation agents and agentic OS work among the profile's specialties. Kalyan Desineni was Director of Engineering, Google Assistant at Google from 2018 to 2022 and VP R&D, Bixby at Samsung Research America from 2017 to 2018.
Norris Boyd
LinkedInExperience: Director, Android Platform for Google Search · Google
Norris Boyd has been Director, Android Platform for Google Search at Google since May 2024, with a headline naming the Android Google App. Norris Boyd held Google roles as Principal Software Engineer from 2022 to 2024 and Senior Staff Software Engineer, Engineering Manager from 2017 to 2022.
Romain Guy
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Director, Android Toolkit · Google
Romain Guy has been Engineering Director, Android Toolkit at Google since October 2020, a role tagged at the director level. Romain Guy was Senior Staff Engineer, Android Toolkit at Google from 2019 to 2020, and the profile headline describes the role as Director of Engineering on Android at Google.
Stéphane Lafon
LinkedInExperience: Android+Play Application Safety - Director of Engineering · Google
Stéphane Lafon has been Android+Play Application Safety - Director of Engineering at Google since February 2019, with a headline naming Android and Play Trust and Safety. Stéphane Lafon was Android Telemetry - Technical Lead Manager at Google from 2017 to 2019 and Automated Design and Planning, Google Fiber - Tech Lead Manager there from 2015 to 2017.
Timothy K.
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Director (Android) · Google
Timothy K. has been Engineering Director (Android) at Google since January 2013. Timothy K. was Founding Principal Engineer Director of Engineering at Lytro, a company the profile notes was acquired by Google, from 2007 to 2013, and was a Member of Technical Staff at Nokia from 1999 to 2001.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person to the part of Android and the level behind your question, since a vice president and a director who owns one area see different tradeoffs. Check how long each person has held the relevant role to judge how current their view is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which platform changes to ship in a release and which to hold back?
- 02What have you learned about working with app developers or device makers when your area changes?
- 03How do you organize the engineering work for the part of Android you own?
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