Software Engineering Manager, Site Reliability Engineering

Google; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus (20% target)

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to lead a team of Software/Systems Engineers, owning the availability and performance of critical services. You will design and implement scalable systems, mentor engineers, and manage on-call rotations globally to maintain reliability and speed.

The role emphasizes automation and fault-tolerant design within a culture that values innovation. The position requires a strong background in distributed systems, software development, and project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of people management or team leadership experience.
• 3 years designing, analyzing and troubleshooting distributed systems.
• 3 years leading projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Software/Systems Engineers for uptime and user impact.
• Own end-to-end availability and performance; build automation to prevent recurrence.
• Mentor team members and demonstrate quality technical execution.
• Manage on-call rotations across continents with follow-the-sun model.
• Design, write and deliver software to improve availability, scalability, latency and efficiency.

Skills

Software development

People management

Distributed systems design

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Job description

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Durham, NC, USA; Raleigh, NC, USA.

Minimum qualifications

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

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.

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.

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

Responsibilities

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• 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.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .