Software Engineering Manager - AI & Networking Infra

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager in Sunnyvale to lead multi-team efforts across information retrieval, AI, distributed systems, and networking. You will shape technical direction, set priorities, and coach engineers to deliver large-scale projects with impact across Google products.

This role emphasizes technical depth and people leadership, guiding a team responsible for data center network switches, performance, and collaboration with hardware and software teams worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
• Experience with Management, Project Execution, Ethernet Switching and Stakeholder Management.

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 direction and roadmap within the scope of your (often multiple) team(s). Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs.
• Work with hardware and software systems, programming the data plane and control plane for networking applications which drive the world's largest network infrastructure.
• Manage a talented, high performing team that is responsible for the operating system running on Google's data center network switches.

Skills

Technical leadership

People management

Management

Project execution

Stakeholder management

Networking experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in CS or related field

Job description

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager in Sunnyvale to lead multi-team efforts across information retrieval, AI, distributed systems, and networking. You will shape technical direction, set priorities, and coach engineers to deliver large-scale projects with impact across Google products.

This role emphasizes technical depth and people leadership, guiding a team responsible for data center network switches, performance, and collaboration with hardware and software teams worldwide.