Software Engineering Manager, Site Reliability Engineering, AI Security

Google Inc.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. in Dublin is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead their Site Reliability Engineering team with a focus on security. This role requires 8 years of software development experience, including 3 years in management and project leadership. Responsibilities include defining security strategies for Cloud AI products, managing on-call rotations, and mentoring team members. The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and familiarity with security principles. Google offers a nurturing environment for self-direction and teamwork.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience managing people or teams.
• 3 years of experience leading projects.
• 3 years of experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and grow a talented team of SREs dedicated to secure-by-default principle.
• Define and execute the technical goal, strategy, and roadmap for top security risks.
• Mentor the team and establish credibility through technical execution.
• Manage and participate in on-call rotations across continents.
• Design, write, and deliver software to improve service availability and efficiency.

Skills

Software development

Team management

Project leadership

Troubleshooting distributed systems

Security principles

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

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Software Engineering Manager, Site Reliability Engineering, AI Security

Google Dublin, Ireland

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.


• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.


• 3 years of experience managing people or teams.


• 3 years of experience leading projects.


• 3 years of experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.


• Experience in designing and implementing security controls for agentic workloads and AI-driven workflows.


• Strong foundation in security principles and risk management, with the ability to identify systemic risks in emerging AI/ML ecosystems.

About the job

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems. SRE ensures that Google's services—both our internally critical and our externally-visible systems—have reliability, uptime appropriate to users' needs and a fast rate of improvement. Additionally SRE’s will keep an ever-watchful eye on our systems capacity and performance.

Much of our software development focuses on optimizing existing systems, building infrastructure and eliminating work through automation. On the SRE team, you’ll have the opportunity to manage the complex challenges of scale which are unique to Google, while using your expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis and large-scale system design.

SRE's culture of intellectual curiosity, problem solving and openness is key to its success. Our organization brings together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We encourage them to collaborate, think big and take risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to work on meaningful projects, while we also strive to create an environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to learn and grow.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and grow a talented team of SREs dedicated to secure-by-default principle.


• Define and execute the technical goal, strategy, and roadmap for addressing top security risks across Cloud AI products and infrastructure.


• Lead by example, mentor the team and establish credibility through quality technical execution.


• Manage and take part in on‑call rotations across continents, using a follow‑the‑sun model.


• Design, write and deliver software to improve the availability, scalability, latency and efficiency of Google's services.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents‑to‑be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire.

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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