Senior Engineering Manager, Platforms Compute Software

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience with software development.
• 7 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
  
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects.
• 5 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.
• Experience with the following: Embedded Systems, Firmware, Planning, Resource Management, Servers, and Vendor Management.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  
• 5 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
  
• Experience in one or more of the following: Data Center Architecture, x86/ARM CPU architecture, Platforms Software, Kernel Drivers, PCI Express, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, C, C++, Operating Systems, X86/Assembly.
• Experience leading multi-year cross-functional projects to completion.

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.

Platforms Infrastructure Engineering provides the core infrastructure that powers Google's services. We design and build the foundational software, hardware, and networking technologies that make everything run. As a member of the Platforms Compute Software team, you'll develop the systems software, firmware, and kernel for custom-designed x86 and ARM servers. You will also be responsible for supporting these systems at a massive scale across our global fleet. You'll collaborate with partner teams to ensure our infrastructure remains at the forefront of technology, powering all of Google's services efficiently.

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 $248,000-$349,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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 team responsible for Platforms Compute Software for Servers and Storage into Google data centers, with a focus on quality and velocity. Provide leadership to a group of Software Engineers, Engineering Managers in an innovative and fast moving environment, at the boundary of hardware/software interaction.
• Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams.
• Manage, lead, and grow a team of system software developers and managers.
• Develop the long-term technical goal and roadmap within, and often beyond, the scope of your teams. Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs.
• Oversee systems designs within the scope of the broader area, and review product or system development code to solve ambiguous problems.