Software Engineering Manager — Lead Large-Scale Infra & AI

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

Job summary

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead multiple teams across YouTube Ads Infrastructure and Google Ads, overseeing large-scale projects and directing technical strategy along with team development. You will mentor engineers, shape roadmaps, and ensure high-quality software delivery at scale.

In this role you will manage budgets, partner with research and AI-focused teams, and drive initiatives across distributed systems, security, and performance optimization in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of software development experience.
• 3 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
• 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 goal 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

8+ years software development

Large-scale infrastructure

Distributed systems

Compute/storage hardware

Technical leadership

People management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science

Job description

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead multiple teams across YouTube Ads Infrastructure and Google Ads, overseeing large-scale projects and directing technical strategy along with team development. You will mentor engineers, shape roadmaps, and ensure high-quality software delivery at scale.

In this role you will manage budgets, partner with research and AI-focused teams, and drive initiatives across distributed systems, security, and performance optimization in a fast-paced