Senior Software Engineering Manager, Hardware and Infrastructure Platform Security
Google· Internet & Cloud Services· Sep 11, 2026 · 2mo ago
Kirkland, WA, USA · Sunnyvale, CA, USA
In office
Full-time
Manager
$158K–$227K est.
8+ years exp
Job description
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.
Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.
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
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• 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 goal 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.
• Lead the engineering strategy for assigned areas of Google’s production infrastructure security, defining architectures encompassing hardware roots of trust, firmware, and system integrity.
• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development.
• 7 years of experience building software for infrastructure security.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role, and 1 year of experience as a manager of managers.
Minimum qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development.
• 7 years of experience building software for infrastructure security.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role, and 1 year of experience as a manager of managers.
Preferred qualifications:
• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Embedded systems or reliability engineering experience.
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