
Software Engineer Manager II, Google Cloud AI and Compute
Kirkland, WAJob$207–300K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
Google’s Software Engineer Manager II will lead the VMX Lifecycle team, whose services power the host-level control plane across Google Cloud VMs. The manager will guide engineers and technical strategy, advance VM security, performance, and reliability, and oversee delivery of large-scale initiatives. The role also involves managing project goals, contributing to product strategy, and coordinating with cross-functional partners and stakeholders.
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Software Engineer Manager II, Google Cloud AI and Compute
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Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.
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XIn most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
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Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
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Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
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Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
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Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
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Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
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Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
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Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Seattle, WA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA .
Minimum qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degreeor equivalent practical experience.
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8 years of experience in software development.
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3 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
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3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
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2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
Preferred qualifications:
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Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
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3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
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.
As Engineering Manager for the VMX Lifecycle team, you will lead the critical services powering the host-level control plane across millions of Google Cloud VMs.
In this role, you will advocate initiatives to advance
Google Compute Engine (GCE) Virtual Machines (VM) security, performance, and reliability while driving pivotal new features to enhance product competitiveness. You will serve at the forefront of evolving software infrastructure across GCE.
The Google Cloud AI Research team addresses AI challenges motivated by Google Cloud’s mission of bringing AI to tech, healthcare, finance, retail and many other industries. We work on a range of unique problems focused on research topics that maximize scientific and real-world impact, aiming to push the state-of-the-art in AI and share findings with the broader research community. We also collaborate with product teams to bring innovations to real-world impact that benefits our customers. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .
Responsibilities
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Lead, mentor, and grow a team of high-performing software engineers, fostering career development and a collaborative environment.
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Guide technical strategy, operational workflows, and long-term goals aligned with organizational objectives.
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Enforce software engineering best practices to build scalable, maintainable, and high-performing systems.
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Manage end-to-end delivery of key initiatives, aligning timelines, resources, and risk mitigation strategies.
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Collaborate with cross-functional partners and stakeholders to establish project roadmaps and maintain strategic alignment.
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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .
If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .
Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,041 open Software Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$207–300K/yr
- Washington median$184–294K/yr56 salary ranges
- US median$143–262K/yr880 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $254K, is 10% above the Washington median midpoint ($231K) — in the middle half of Software Engineering Manager salary ranges in Washington.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 64 open Software Engineering Manager jobs in Washington and 1,041 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Washington
- Google (this employer)13 open
- Microsoft Corporation7 open
- Accenture6 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Software Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (947 postings).
- Education
- 426 of the 1,041 open Software Engineering Manager jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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