Software Engineering Manager, Global Network Edge, Google Global Infrastructure

Google Google · Big Tech · Reston, VA +1

This role is for a Software Engineering Manager leading a multi-site organization responsible for the design, development, and scaling of critical infrastructure systems, including those that support AI and global networking. The role involves managing engineers, setting technical direction, and ensuring high availability and scalability of infrastructure.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead a multi-site engineering organization. Manage and coach software engineers and network engineers, building a culture of collaboration, delegation, and continuous learning.
  2. Establish sound technical direction settings across the organization. Guide and vet complex system architectures, review designs and implementations, and ensure high availability, scalability, and testing standards for infrastructure and New Product Introductions.
  3. Prioritize work, define key operational metrics, and manage resources to achieve objectives. Ensure steady, incremental progress on complex technical issues, adapting execution plans dynamically to maximize business impact.
  4. Define and execute team priorities that align closely with broader organizational goals. Make critical roadmap decisions and keep team members and partner organizations anchored to the broader business context.
  5. Build and maintain partnerships across organizations. Align stakeholder expectations and ensure that cross-team technical decisions are cohesive and synchronized with overarching company initiatives.

Skills

Required

  • C++ programming
  • building and developing large-scale infrastructure
  • distributed systems
  • networks
  • compute technologies
  • storage
  • hardware architecture
  • technical leadership
  • people management
  • team leadership

Nice to have

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Operations Research, Mathematics or a related technical field
  • complex, matrixed organization experience
  • Software Defined Networking (SDN)
  • networking domain experience
  • medium/large size development team experience
  • collaborating with geographically distributed teams

What the JD emphasized

  • critical infrastructure systems
  • AI and Infrastructure team
  • unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity
  • critical global impacts
  • AI models
  • unparalleled computing power
  • essential platforms
  • hyperscale computing
  • large-scale infrastructure
  • distributed systems
  • networks
  • compute technologies
  • storage
  • hardware architecture
  • technical leadership role
  • people management or team leadership role