Senior Software Engineering Manager

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role overseeing projects, with 5 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in data centers, networking or scale operations.
• Experience in designing and implementing scale, real-time software systems.
• Experience in Network Test Automation, Networking Protocols, and Network Troubleshooting.

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

• Lead the team for managing engineers who function as a 'virtual device vendor' for Google Global Networks.
• Be responsible for hiring, coaching, and supporting leaders within the team.
• Motivate the team, foster a sense of ownership, define the mission, and rally the team to support it.
• Oversee networking technology, software development lifecycle, and software and hardware testing and validation at scale.