Software Engineering Manager II, Site Reliability Engineering

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

Job summary

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager II in Site Reliability Engineering to lead a team responsible for uptime and performance across Google's services. You will mentor engineers, own end-to-end availability, and drive automation and scalable solutions on a global stage.

This role demands deep expertise in distributed systems, coding, and strategic leadership in a fast-paced environment. You will work with cross-functional partners, shape technical direction, and help Google's

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience managing people or teams, leading projects, and designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems.
• Preference for a Master's degree and people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers on projects for Google services and be responsible for uptime.
• Own end-to-end availability and performance and build automation to prevent recurrence.
• Mentor the team and establish credibility through technical execution.
• Manage on-call rotations across continents with a follow-the-sun model.
• Design, write and deliver software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency.

Skills

Distributed systems

Algorithms

Programming languages

People management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Software Engineering Manager II, Site Reliability Engineering

Advanced

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience managing people or teams, leading projects, and designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• 1 year of people management experience.

About the job

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems. SRE ensures that Google's services - both our internally critical and our externally-visible systems have reliability, uptime appropriate to users' needs and a fast rate of improvement. Additionally SRE’s will keep an ever-watchful eye on our systems capacity and performance.

Much of our software development focuses on optimizing existing systems, building infrastructure and eliminating work through automation. On the SRE team, you’ll have the opportunity to manage the complex challenges of scale which are unique to Google, while using your expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis and large-scale system design.

SRE's culture of intellectual curiosity, problem solving and openness is key to its success. Our organization brings together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We encourage them to collaborate, think big and take risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to work on meaningful projects, while we also strive to create an environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to learn and grow.

To learn more: check out our books on Site Reliability Engineering or read a career profile about why a Software Engineer chose to join SRE.

As an Engineering Manager, you'll lead a team and be responsible for products globally, providing technical leadership to key projects and empowering and developing teams to do the same.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

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

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Software/Systems Engineers on projects for users and be directly responsible for uptime.
• Own end-to-end availability and performance of key services and build automation to prevent problem recurrence. Automate response to all non-exceptional service conditions.
• Lead by example, mentor the team and establish credibility through quality technical execution.
• Manage on-call rotations across continents, using a follow-the-sun model.
• Design, write and deliver software to improve the availability, scalability, latency and efficiency of Google's services.

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