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Senior Software Engineering Manager, Google Cloud

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Compensation
$262–364K/yr
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Google Cloud seeks a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead engineers across teams and locations, guide large-scale projects, and shape technical direction. The role includes managing project goals, contributing to product strategy, developing team members, and overseeing systems design and code review. The manager will align priorities and decision-making across teams and develop long-term technical roadmaps.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software DevelopmentProgramming LanguagesTechnical LeadershipPeople ManagementTeam LeadershipComplex Organizations

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Practical Experience5 Years Software Development Experience5 Years Technical Leadership Experience5 Years People Management ExperienceMaster's or PhD in Computer Science or Related Technical Field5 Years Complex Organization Experience

Full job description

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).

  • 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 5 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.

  • 5 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.

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: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams.

  • Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader organization's goals. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development and provide feedback and coaching.

  • Develop the long-term technical vision and roadmap within, and often beyond, the scope of your teams. Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs.

  • Oversee systems designs within the scope of the broader area, and review product or system development code to solve ambiguous problems.

  • Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).

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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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How this job compares

Set against the 1,132 open Software Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$262–364K/yr
  • California median$207–300K/yr193 salary ranges
  • US median$143–262K/yr965 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $313K, is 23% above the California median midpoint ($254K) — in the top quarter of Software Engineering Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 223 open Software Engineering Manager jobs in California and 1,132 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Software Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (983 postings).
Education
421 of the 1,132 open Software Engineering Manager jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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