Software Engineering Manager, GCE Fleet Maintenance
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a 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).
- 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 with distributed systems.
- Knowledge of architecture.
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.
We are accountable for the Google Compute Engine fleet maintenance “as a service”. Our customers are Google Cloud customers and we delight them by enabling them to define the maintenance experience their Virtual Machines get and control how maintenance impacts their workloads.
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, mentor, and coach the team of software engineers, providing guidance, support, and career development opportunities. Foster a culture of collaboration and innovation. Recruit and hire engineers to grow the team.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, plan delivery, mitigate risks and communicate updates. Plan, prioritize, and manage the team's workload to ensure timely delivery of projects. Build strong relationships with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and collaboration.
- Advocate engineering best practices, establish and improve team processes for collaboration. Drive technical decision-making and ensure the team delivers high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software solutions. Identify and drive improvements to the team's operational posture and processes.
- Identify, plan and deliver improvements for customers. Develop team roadmap and strategy to meet organizational goals. Identify opportunities for innovation and improvement within the team and the organization.
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