Software Engineering Manager, Platform & Infrastructure

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

Job summary

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager in Sunnyvale to guide multiple teams across platforms infrastructure engineering. You will shape the mid-term technical roadmap, align priorities, and shepherd key projects from architecture to fleet-wide rollout, ensuring security and reliability.

You will mentor engineers, manage budgets and resources, and collaborate with internal teams and standards bodies to coordinate releases, while guiding product strategy and team development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 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.
• Experience with operating systems, security, storage systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the mid-term technical roadmap for Platforms Infrastructure Engineering. Align team priorities, strategy, and emerging data center technology evaluations with organizational goals.
• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers. Set role-based expectations, conduct 1:1s, provide ongoing coaching, and manage budget, resourcing, and tooling needs.
• Drive all phases of the software development lifecycle—from architecture and coding to code reviews, release management, and fleet-wide rollout—ensuring high standards for quality, security, and testability.
• Oversee system design and implementation for critical security features, including firmware signing, attestation, confidential compute, data center key management, and media sanitization.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external standards bodies to align designs and coordinate releases.

Skills

Software development

Technical leadership

People management

Distributed systems

Operating systems

Security

Storage systems

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree or PhD

Job description

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager in Sunnyvale to guide multiple teams across platforms infrastructure engineering. You will shape the mid-term technical roadmap, align priorities, and shepherd key projects from architecture to fleet-wide rollout, ensuring security and reliability.

You will mentor engineers, manage budgets and resources, and collaborate with internal teams and standards bodies to coordinate releases, while guiding product strategy and team development.