Software Engineer Manager II

Google
New York, New York, United StatesFull-time$207,000–$300,000Posted Sep 1, 2026

About the role

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 collaborating across organizational boundaries and constraints.
  • Experience with design and development of large-scale distributed systems,

ideally a distributed storage system.

  • Expertise in building reliable, scalable, performant, and

operationally-excellent products.

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.

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

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's

goals. Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams.

  • Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and

aligned to the broader organization's goals. Meet regularly with individuals

to discuss performance and development and provide feedback and coaching.

  • Develop the mid-term technical outlook and roadmap within the scope of your

(often multiple) team(s). Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future

requirements and infrastructure needs.

  • 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 (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability,

and efficiency).

Responsibilities

  • Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals.
  • Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role.
  • Develop the mid-term technical outlook and roadmap within the scope of your team(s).
  • Design, guide and vet systems designs within the scope of the broader area.
  • Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 3 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure.
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
  • 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Benefits

  • 20% bonus target
  • equity
  • comprehensive benefits package

Skills mentioned

Distributed SystemsSystem DesignPerformance OptimizationSystems EngineeringBackend DevelopmentSoftware TestingGitLinuxTCP/IPCloud Computing

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