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Software Engineering Manager, Remote Direct Memory Access Networking

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Compensation
$207–300K/yr
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Google seeks a Software Engineering Manager to lead its Remote Direct Memory Access Networking DataPath team and deliver networking solutions across Google Cloud and on-premises AI/ML platforms. The role combines technical leadership and engineering management, including operating low-latency transport protocols and coordinating roadmaps with technical leads. The manager will align team deliverables with customer demands and Google's strategic priorities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Computer Architecture, requiredDebugging, requiredPerformance Analysis, requiredBenchmarking, requiredHPC Hardware Architecture, requiredNetwork Interconnects, requiredHPC Storage File Systems, requiredLow-Level Systems Programming, requiredC++, requiredC, requiredSystems Design, nice to haveScalability, nice to haveFault Tolerance, nice to haveReliability, nice to haveAI Productivity Tools, nice to haveHardware Engineering, nice to haveEngineering Management, nice to haveDistributed Systems, nice to haveTeam Leadership, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Practical Experience, required8 Years Software Development, required3 Years Technical Leadership, requiredPhD in Computer Science or Related Fields, nice to have8 Years Individual Contributor Technical Leadership, nice to have3 Years Complex Organization Experience, nice to haveEnglish Proficiency, required

Full job description

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

  • 8 years of experience in software development.

  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects.

  • Experience with computer architecture, debugging, performance analysis, and benchmarking.

  • Experience with HPC systems hardware architecture, network interconnect technologies and topologies, and HPC storage file systems.

  • Experience in low-level systems programming languages (e.g., C++ or C).

Preferred qualifications:

  • PhD in Computer Science or related fields.

  • 8 years of experience in individual contributor technical leadership designing systems focusing on quality, operability, scale, datapath, and performance.

  • 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.

  • Experience working close to hardware and leading technical teams. Experience in engineering management leading a team of 10 engineers.

  • Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems, with a focus on scalability, fault tolerance, and reliability.

  • Experience utilizing AI productivity tools to streamline individual, business or development workflows.

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.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving channel behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

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

  • Manage the Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) Networking DataPath team of 10+ engineers to deliver high-impact networking solutions.

  • Own the execution of cross-functional initiatives to deliver new offerings across Google Cloud and On-Premises AI/ML platforms.

  • Design, develop, and operate hardware-offloaded low-latency transport protocols including RDMA Over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) and Falcon.

  • Collaborate with team technical leads to establish short-term and long-term goals while driving roadmap innovations.

  • Align the team's work and deliverables with customer demands and Google's strategic priorities.

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,188 open Software Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$207–300K/yr
  • California median$207–300K/yr206 salary ranges
  • US median$142–262K/yr1,037 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $254K, is close to the California median midpoint ($254K) — in the middle half of Software Engineering Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 238 open Software Engineering Manager jobs in California and 1,188 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Software Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (1,091 postings).
Education
411 of the 1,188 open Software Engineering Manager jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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