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 modernize the Control Plane Framework for Google Compute Engine (GCE) to build, operate, and evolve service control planes with high quality and velocity, while being compliant with horizontals and standard best practices.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance feedback.

• Foster a collaborative team environment, promoting open communication and knowledge sharing.

• Drive the technical goal and strategy for the team, aligning it with broader organizational goals.

• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring quality, timeliness, and efficiency.

• Identify and address technical issues and roadblocks, proactively finding solutions.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g. Python, Go, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).

• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 3 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in designing, analysing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.

• Experience in recruiting, interview, and onboarding new engineering talent.

• Ability to debug and optimize code and automate routine tasks.

• Excellent problem-solving, and verbal and written communication skills.