Software Engineering Manager — Lead Large-Scale Systems

Google; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off: 20 days per year

Sick time: 40 hours/year (Seattle 69)

Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

Holidays: 13 paid days

Job summary

Google Software Engineering Manager in Seattle leads multiple teams across Google Cloud initiatives, guiding large-scale infrastructure programs and product roadmaps. You’ll mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and ensure delivery of complex systems while aligning with organizational goals.

This role emphasizes technical leadership, collaboration across sites, and delivering enterprise-grade solutions with impact on Google's global customers and partners.

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.
• Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader organization's goals.
• Develop the mid-term technical goal and roadmap within the scope of your team(s).
• 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.

Skills

Software development

Technical leadership

People management

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

C++

Rust

Job description

Google Software Engineering Manager in Seattle leads multiple teams across Google Cloud initiatives, guiding large-scale infrastructure programs and product roadmaps. You’ll mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and ensure delivery of complex systems while aligning with organizational goals.

This role emphasizes technical leadership, collaboration across sites, and delivering enterprise-grade solutions with impact on Google's global customers and partners.