Software Engineering Manager — Lead Large-Scale Distributed Systems

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's software engineers build next-generation technologies that scale to billions of users. This role emphasizes large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, compute/storage, and cross-functional collaboration.

You will manage a team of software engineers, provide technical leadership, and guide design, development, and testing of features for high availability and performance. The position offers opportunities to switch teams as Google grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 7 years building large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or similar compute/storage expertise.
• 5 years in a technical leadership role.
• 5 years in people management or team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of software engineers, including sub-managers.
• Provide technical guidance to the team as they design, develop, integrate and test features for B4 availability and NPI.
• Prioritize work and ensure incremental progress even if the problems are difficult.
• Help team members and partner teams understand the broader context, and solve the problems at the time.
• Be comfortable with changes in the execution plan if they are enabling the right impact for Google.

Skills

C++ programming

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

People management

Strategic vision

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering/CS or related field

Job description

Google's software engineers build next-generation technologies that scale to billions of users. This role emphasizes large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, compute/storage, and cross-functional collaboration.

You will manage a team of software engineers, provide technical leadership, and guide design, development, and testing of features for high availability and performance. The position offers opportunities to switch teams as Google grows.