Software Engineering Manager, Core Integrated Systems

Google•San Jose, CA

1d•$207,000 - $300,000

About The Position

The Software Engineering Manager will lead a collaborative engineering team building and scaling Google’s unified software package gateway. The role focuses on the reliability, performance, and scaling of critical backend infrastructure, enabling secure developer package adoption. The manager will work closely with developer platform, security, and cloud infrastructure teams, and will mentor engineers and technical leads. The position combines technical leadership and people management, including oversight of major projects and engineers across teams and locations. The manager will guide project goals, contribute to product strategy, and support team development. The role is part of Google’s Core team, which builds foundational systems, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure. The listed US compensation is $207,000–$300,000, plus a 20% bonus target, equity, and benefits. Individual pay depends on job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Requirements

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.
3 years of experience building software for data privacy or security, such as identity and access management.
2 years of experience in people management, supervision, or team leadership.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
Experience in software security compliance, vulnerability management, or license verification within developer platforms.
Experience building or maintaining developer tooling, developer registries, or package-management ecosystems.
Experience in performance tuning and performance optimization.
Ability to align engineering roadmaps across multiple stakeholder teams.

Responsibilities

Manage, mentor, and guide software engineers and technical leads, fostering technical excellence, culture, and career advancement.
Architect and operate highly scalable, low-latency, reliable backend infrastructure supporting large developer and CI/CD workloads.
Lead product and engineering strategy to drive adoption of unified, secure package repositories across the company.
Partner with developer infrastructure, cloud registry, and security organizations to deliver a seamless and secure developer experience.
Oversee service availability, on-call health, system monitoring, and SLA achievement to reduce operational toil and maintain a robust production environment.