Senior Software Engineering Manager, Large-Scale Systems

Google

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 207,000 - 300,000

Full time

39 hours ago

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Job summary

Google in San Francisco, CA is hiring a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team that designs APIs and large-scale backend systems. You will manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, align goals with product strategy, and guide architecture decisions for Node Platform and related infrastructure.

The role requires strong leadership, deep software development experience, and a track record of delivering scalable systems.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of software development experience.
3 years of leading large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or compute/storage architecture.
2 years of people management or team leadership experience.
3 years of technical leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Lead a dedicated development team responsible for APIs and large-scale distributed backend systems that underpin the Node Platform.
Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and align to broader organizational goals; provide coaching.
Develop mid-term technical goals and roadmap within the scope of your team(s).
Design, guide, and vet system designs; write product or system development code to solve ambiguous problems.
Review code developed by other engineers and ensure best practices are followed.