Engineer Manager, AI Applications

Apigee; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Apigee seeks a senior engineering leader in Sunnyvale, CA to own distributed systems architecture, system design, and scalable software delivery. You will guide cross-functional teams, shape technical strategy, and mentor engineers while driving performance of mission-critical services.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, collaboration with product and ops, and delivering enterprise-grade storage and networked infrastructure for large-scale platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in distributed systems, software architecture, and system design.
• 3 years in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years in people management or team leadership.
• 2 years in data structures, algorithms, Java, C++, system architecture, software development, database design, gRPC and Protocol Buffers.

Skills

Distributed systems

Software architecture

System design

Technical leadership

People management

Team leadership

Data structures

Algorithms

Java

C++

gRPC

Protocol Buffers

Database design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in Distributed Systems, Software Architecture, and System Design.
  
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms, Java, C++, System Architecture, Software Development, Database Design, Google Remote Procedure Call (gRPC) and Protocol Buffers.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience leading a team building large-scale distributed systems, setting up enterprise grade agent infrastructure (i.e., MCP servers, tools, agents).
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
• Ability to lead and grow a team of several engineers building next-generation distributed systems and storage infrastructure, leveraging prior engineering management experience from leading technology organizations.