Software Engineering Manager I, Google Cloud

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Backend Development • Product Management • Research & Development

About the job

Job Description

As a Software Engineering Manager at Google, you'll lead and mentor a team of engineers working on projects related to Google Cloud. You'll set team priorities, guide system designs, and ensure high-quality code development. You'll also contribute to product strategy and foster a collaborative and innovative environment. Your technical expertise and leadership skills will be essential in driving the success of the team and the Google Cloud platform.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 5 years of experience with software development
  • 1.5 years of experience in a leadership role
  • Set and communicate team priorities
  • Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams
  • Set clear expectations with individuals
  • Help develop and drive the short-term technical vision and roadmap
  • Design, guide and vet systems designs
  • Write product or system development code
  • Review code developed by other engineers
Good to have:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field
  • 1 year of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization
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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
  • 1.5 years of experience in a leadership role (technical leadership or people management, supervision, or team leadership).

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • 1 year of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.

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.

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.

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.

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.
  • Help develop and drive the short-term technical vision and roadmap within the scope of your team. 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).
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