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Firestore Software Engineering Manager

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Sunnyvale, CAJob$207–300K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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

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Job overview

The Firestore Software Engineering Manager provides technical leadership for major projects while managing engineers and contributing to project goals and product strategy. The role leads engineers across multiple teams and locations, oversees large-scale international deployments, and balances product requirements with technical feasibility. The team builds Firestore, a serverless document database, as part of Google Cloud.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software DevelopmentGeneral-Purpose Programming LanguagesDistributed SystemsDatabase TechnologiesCoaching and MentoringTechnical Tradeoff AnalysisCommunicationDiscussion ModerationConflict Resolution

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science or Related Technical Field or Equivalent Practical Experience8+ Years Software Development Experience2+ Years People Management or Team Leadership ExperienceEnglish Proficiency

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 8 years of experience in software development with one or more general-purpose programming languages (C++, Java, Go, Python) and designing and building large-scale distributed systems or database technologies.

  • 2 years of experience in a people management role or with direct experience in leading teams.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience coaching and mentoring engineers in developing their skills and careers.

  • Quickly understand tradeoffs between technical options, communicate options and risk to a wide variety of audiences.

  • Lead and moderate discussions and resolve disagreement.

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.

Firestore's mission is to unlock application innovation with simplicity, speed, and confidence. We achieve this through a unique serverless document database that boosts developer productivity by 55%+ via intuitive interfaces—including MongoDB compatibility—and seamless AI integrations. Our differentiated, zero-ops architecture provides virtually unlimited scalability, industry-leading 99.999% SLA availability, and single-digit millisecond read latency.

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.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

  • Lead multiple projects across the product, collaborating effectively with partners, Product Managers, customers, and other engineering leads.

  • Drive the scope of functional and non-functional requirements.

  • Ensure the team is able to execute with strong incremental deliveries.

  • Define the priorities, balancing the product requirements with technical feasibilities.

  • Build well-rounded engineers, distributing work to maximize both product objectives and personal skill development.

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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/) .

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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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