Senior Platform Engineering Manager – AI-Driven DBMS

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Sunnyvale seeks a senior software architect to lead large-scale distributed systems and database capabilities powering AI-driven workloads. You will shape architecture and engineering culture to scale enterprise-grade data infrastructure.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, team mentorship, and collaboration with product and UX teams to deliver resilient, secure platforms across Google Cloud services.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years in a people management or team leadership role.
• Experience in designing, developing, and architecting large-scale distributed systems, managed cloud services, or relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, psychological safety, and innovation.
• Define and execute the long-term technical goal for the Platform for the Agentic era.
• Oversee the end-to-end design, implementation, and operational reliability of major components across the AlloyDB platform stack to support production-grade Agentic workloads.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and UX to define product roadmaps and translate customer requirements into scalable engineering solutions.
• Drive technical alignment and successful integrations by collaborating with various engineering teams across the broader Google Cloud organization.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Technical leadership

People management

Architecting large-scale systems

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree or PhD in CS

Tools

PostgreSQL

AlloyDB

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

Google in Sunnyvale seeks a senior software architect to lead large-scale distributed systems and database capabilities powering AI-driven workloads. You will shape architecture and engineering culture to scale enterprise-grade data infrastructure.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, team mentorship, and collaboration with product and UX teams to deliver resilient, secure platforms across Google Cloud services.