Software Engineering Manager II, Google Cloud Storage

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).
  
• 5 years of experience in designing, developing, and operating distributed systems.
• 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 related technical field.
  
• 3 years of experience working in a changing organization.
• Experience with storage technologies and distributed storage systems.
• Experience with C++ development, modern C++ standards, and best practices for building high-performance reliable software.
• Experience with Google SQL or other relational databases, with knowledge of capacity planning, performance monitoring, and optimization techniques.

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 drive cost savings by optimizing Google's storage infrastructure and offloading I/O to Flash drives, impacting engineers and traffic. You'll lead a high-performing team focused on efficiency and innovation. This includes executing on projects critical to the data center hardware and capacity roadmap. You will collaborate across Google, partnering with internal teams to improve storage efficiency and guide their workload tuning, and work with Cloud product teams to develop caching solutions for GCP customers.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $189,000-$284,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team of software engineers by fostering a culture of collaboration, psychological safety, and continuous growth, and manage performance expectations, conduct evaluations, and guide career development.
• Build and maintain relationships with partner teams across Google to ensure integration and alignment on shared goals.
• Partner with the Tech Lead to define and execute on a long-term project roadmap, balancing innovation with business needs and cost considerations.
• Lead and uphold a well-documented codebase with comprehensive and reliable tests to ensure high-quality software delivery.
• Prioritize features based on cost-benefit analysis in projects with diverse stakeholders.