Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• Candidates will typically have 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java).
• Typically 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:

• Experience in architecting and developing large-scale distributed systems design.
• Experience in both large companies and startups.
• Experience in Security, Infrastructure, or Cloud.
  
  

About The Job

Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer (SWE) goes way beyond just Search. SWE 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 SWE Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. SWE 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.

In this role, you will take part in the new Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Research and Development center and will have the opportunity to create and impact the next era of the security world.

Google Cloud accelerates organizations’ ability to digitally transform their business with the best infrastructure, platform, industry solutions and expertise. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology – all on the cleanest cloud in the industry. 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 several team leaders, Software Engineers, and a group of employees.
• Communicate clearly with partner teams and first-party customer teams around the world.
• Act as the decision maker for key technical decisions and provide leadership in an innovative and fast-paced environment.
• Drive technical projects and provide technical leadership to inspire the team to innovate, design, and implement advanced capabilities for a cutting-edge product.
  
  

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .