Senior Engineering Manager, Cloud AI & Compute

Google LLC; Seattle, Kirkland (WA, WA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off: 20 days

Sick time: 40 hours/year (69 Seattle)

Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

Holidays: 13 paid days

Job summary

Google LLC in Seattle is seeking an Engineering Manager for the VMX Lifecycle team, overseeing the host-level control plane across millions of Google Cloud VMs. You will guide both technical direction and people leadership, aligning projects with product goals and developing your team.

You will advocate initiatives to advance VM security, performance, and reliability in GCE, drive new features, and collaborate with product teams to deliver scalable infrastructure across locations worldwide.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of high-performing software engineers, fostering career development.
• Guide technical strategy, operational workflows, and long-term goals aligned with organizational objectives.
• Enforce software engineering best practices to build scalable, maintainable, and high-performing systems.
• Manage end-to-end delivery of key initiatives, aligning timelines, resources, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners and stakeholders to establish project roadmaps and maintain strategic alignment.

Skills

People management

Technical leadership

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

Education

Master's or PhD preferred

Job description

Google LLC in Seattle is seeking an Engineering Manager for the VMX Lifecycle team, overseeing the host-level control plane across millions of Google Cloud VMs. You will guide both technical direction and people leadership, aligning projects with product goals and developing your team.

You will advocate initiatives to advance VM security, performance, and reliability in GCE, drive new features, and collaborate with product teams to deliver scalable infrastructure across locations worldwide.