About the job

Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way.

With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.

In this role, you will join the Object Storage team within the storage division to help build the future of data as Google brings cloud capabilities in data center, at the edge and in the cloud through Google Distributed Cloud. You will be on a mission to deliver secure and performant compatible storage solutions for all platforms, managing critical issues in data plane and control plane management, performance tuning, and integration with Google Distributed Cloud as the team builds storage solutions to allow strategy applications to seamlessly run across all of these environments.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000-$300,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Drive the multi-year direction and product road map for Google Distributed Cloud by partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to align engineering velocity with broader business objectives.

• Oversee the architectural integrity of critical storage services, ensuring the team balances sustainable technical debt management with the high-bandwidth delivery of reliable features.

• Advocate a culture of innovation by guiding the team through complex feature ideation and representing the organization in industry-standard forums to shape engineering best practices.

• Establish the operational frameworks and accountability for system health, manage team workflows to meet Service Level Agreement (SLA) and address systemic performance bottlenecks.

• Cultivate a high-performing engineering culture through talent development, mentorship of the technical leads, and the promotion of a value-driven work environment.

Minimum 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.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.

• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.

• Experience with Kubernetes or container orchestration frameworks.

• Experience managing storage systems.

• Experience in Go programming.