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Software Engineering Manager, Cloud DNS Authoritative Name Serving

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Compensation
$207–300K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Google seeks a Software Engineering Manager to lead authoritative DNS serving across public and private systems, manage engineers, and oversee large-scale projects. The role includes setting project goals, contributing to product strategy, developing the team, and coordinating with partner teams on roadmaps and reliability. The manager will guide DNS infrastructure and advocate for agentic and AI-first workflow tools.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipProject OversightDistributed Systems DesignScalabilityFault ToleranceReliabilitySoftware Defined NetworksDNSSoftware Load BalancersNetwork AuthenticationIdentity ManagementTeam ManagementCloud TechnologiesLow-Level Internet ProtocolsAdaptabilityTask ExecutionResult Delivery

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Practical Experience8 Years Software Development Experience3 Years Technical Leadership ExperienceMaster's Degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or Related FieldEnglish Proficiency

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

  • Experience with networking technologies including Software Defined Networks, DNS, Software Load Balancers, Network Authentication, and Identity Management.

  • Experience in a technical leadership role, managing a team of engineers.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

  • Experience building distributed systems.

  • Experience using cloud technologies.

  • Experience with DNS or other low-level internet protocols.

  • Ability to adapt to changing requirements and manage uncertain environments.

  • Ability to execute tasks and deliver results.

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.

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

  • Guide the authoritative DNS stack spanning public and private serving (Zonodine, GCE DNS), health checking, global, regional, and zonal state push (AuthV, GRAMP), and DNS APIs and CLHs.

  • Deliver predictably at a Tier-0 bar with partner teams by preempting blockers, managing high-priority and re-staffing decisions across the partner Resolver team, and maintaining high reliability, availability, and on-duty health.

  • Manage a team of nine engineers, growing mid-level talent into senior leads while partnering closely with staff technical leads on role definition, system design, and quality execution.

  • Own partner relationships and roadmaps by building strong ties across Compute, GKE, Serverless, Agent Cloud, Service Networking, and Security, translating early partner needs into clear, mutually committed roadmaps.

  • Advocate for agentic and AI-first workflow tools to empower engineers to solve larger, complex problems independently.

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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 1,179 open Software Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$207–300K/yr
  • New York median$153–262K/yr56 salary ranges
  • US median$143–262K/yr1,004 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $254K, is 21% above the New York median midpoint ($209K) — in the top quarter of Software Engineering Manager salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 63 open Software Engineering Manager jobs in New York and 1,179 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
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 (1,026 postings).
Education
420 of the 1,179 open Software Engineering Manager jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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