Senior Software Engineering Manager – Distributed Systems

Google; Town of Montana (WI); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target

Job summary

Google in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Software Engineering Manager II for Spanner Enterprise to lead multiple teams building scalable, distributed database features. You will guide technical direction, coach engineers, and drive project goals in a fast-paced, global environment.

The role combines hands-on coding with people leadership, requiring experience in large-scale systems, product roadmaps, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of software development experience.
• 2 years in a people management or team leadership role.
• Experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems.
• Experience devising product vision, roadmaps, and execution with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage SWEs to work on large-scale feature development and integrate with other products in the wider Spanner ecosystem.
• Collaborate with Spanner teams and leadership to define future roadmaps.
• Manage a team across multiple sites and adapt to new tools.

Skills

People management

Distributed systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Product vision

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD in Computer Science or related

Job description

Google in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Software Engineering Manager II for Spanner Enterprise to lead multiple teams building scalable, distributed database features. You will guide technical direction, coach engineers, and drive project goals in a fast-paced, global environment.

The role combines hands-on coding with people leadership, requiring experience in large-scale systems, product roadmaps, and cross-functional collaboration.