Senior Software Engineering Manager - Scale, Strategy & Impact

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

Job summary

Google Cloud is seeking a Software Engineering Manager in Sunnyvale, CA to lead multiple teams across locations with strong technical and people leadership. You will drive technical strategy for large-scale infrastructure and distributed systems while coaching engineers and guiding design choices.

In this role you’ll manage budgets and deployments, align roadmaps with product goals, and review code to enforce best practices. In-person interviews are typically conducted.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
• 3 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams.
• Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader organization's goals. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development and provide feedback and coaching.
• Develop the mid-term technical vision and roadmap within the scope of your (often multiple) team(s). Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs.
• Design, guide, and vet systems designs within the scope of the broader area, and write product or system development code to solve ambiguous problems.
• Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).

Skills

Technical leadership

Distributed systems

Software development

People management

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Cloud infrastructure

Code review tools

Job description

Google Cloud is seeking a Software Engineering Manager in Sunnyvale, CA to lead multiple teams across locations with strong technical and people leadership. You will drive technical strategy for large-scale infrastructure and distributed systems while coaching engineers and guiding design choices.

In this role you’ll manage budgets and deployments, align roadmaps with product goals, and review code to enforce best practices. In-person interviews are typically conducted.