Senior Software Engineering Manager, Persistent Disk Backup Team

Google Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager for the Persistent Disk Backup Team in Bengaluru, India. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a team delivering exceptional performance for Google's storage solutions. The role requires solid experience in programming, leadership, and a strong understanding of cloud infrastructure.

The candidate will innovate, set priorities, and develop long-term technical goals while collaborating across teams. A Bachelor's and significant industry experience are required.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 7 years of experience building large-scale infrastructure.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate team priorities.
• Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance.
• Oversee systems designs within the scope of broader area.

Skills

C++

Technical leadership

People management

Cloud infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Senior Software Engineering Manager, Persistent Disk Backup Team

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 7 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Expertise within cloud storage or cloud infrastructure.

About the job

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

Persistent Disk , Google Cloud’s block storage solution, provides reliable, exceptional storage solutions for low latency sensitive and high throughput workloads. Persistent Disk provides data protection capabilities that allow workloads to choose disaster recovery, high availability, and backup.

In this role, you will be a technical leader who innovates in this space with building a team that is delivering world-leading performance for Google's PD Backup family of products, and lead Persistent Disk/Hyperdisk's IO Performance team.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams. Partner with and influence Director+ stakeholders from various organizations across the company.
• Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader organization's goals. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development and provide feedback and coaching.
• Develop the long-term technical goal and roadmap within, and often beyond, the scope of your teams. Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs.
• Oversee systems designs within the scope of the broader area, and review product or system development code to solve ambiguous problems.
• Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).

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.