As a Software Engineering Manager for Transfer Appliance at Google Cloud, you'll lead and mentor a team of engineers, overseeing large-scale projects internationally. Responsibilities include setting team priorities, aligning strategies across teams, providing performance feedback and coaching, and setting the technical direction for appliance development. You'll design, guide, and vet systems designs, write code to solve problems, and review code for best practices. The role requires strong technical expertise and leadership skills, with experience managing multiple teams and large budgets. This position demands deep understanding of software, networking, operating systems, hardware, and storage systems.
8+ years software development experience (Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript)
3+ years technical leadership, 2+ years people management
Set team priorities, provide performance feedback, and technical guidance
Design, guide, and vet systems designs; review code for best practices
Good to have:
Master's degree in Computer Science
Experience in complex, matrixed organizations
Experience developing OS drivers or low-level code
Troubleshooting software, networking, OS, hardware, and storage
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Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 2 years of experience in a people management, supervision/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 in analyzing and troubleshooting software, networking, operating systems, hardware, and storage systems.
Experience developing operating system drivers or other low-level code that interfaces with hardware.
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.
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.
Set the technical outlook on the future of Appliances. Build knowledge of Appliances technical architecture and effectively communicate critical requirements and priorities.
Design, guide and vet systems designs within the scope of the broader area, and write product or system development code to solve 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).
A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.