Software Engineer Manager II, Agentic Bug Fixing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with match

PTO 20 days

Sick time 40h/yr

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays 13 days

Job summary

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager II to lead multiple engineering teams in Kirkland, WA. You will set technical direction, mentor engineers, and align projects with product strategy while managing a sizable budget and cross-site collaboration.

The role emphasizes people leadership, system design oversight, and delivering high-scale software solutions. Advanced engineering experience and a track record of guiding teams to quality results are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of full stack development across back-end (Java, Python, Golang, or C++) and front-end (JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS).
• 3 years of technical leadership experience.
• 2 years of people management or team leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate team priorities that align with broader goals.
• Set clear expectations with individuals and provide performance feedback and coaching.
• Develop mid-term technical goals and roadmap within the scope of your team(s).
• Design, guide and vet systems designs and write product or system development code.
• Review code and ensure best practices across engineers.

Skills

Software development

Full stack development

Technical leadership

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree or PhD (preferred)

Job description

Software Engineer Manager II, Agentic Bug Fixing

Location: Kirkland, WA, USA

Experience Level: Advanced

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as Java, Python, Golang, or C++ codebases, and front-end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Experience with applying emerging AI/ML technologies and building agentic systems to solve problems.

About the Job

Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team.

Teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way.

With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google's flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google's products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US Salary Range: $207,000 - $300,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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 goals 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).

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