Software Engineering Manager, App Observability and Performance Data
About The Position
As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a team dedicated to monitoring and optimizing the system health of Google’s major consumer applications. You will set technical strategy and drive execution of robust data-processing infrastructure and performance tools. By collaborating with cross-functional engineering groups, you will help ensure applications remain performant and stable for billions of users. You will mentor engineers, foster an engineering culture, and manage large-scale data pipelines and analytical storage systems supporting company-wide application observability. Software Engineering Managers provide technical leadership for major projects while managing a team of engineers. They manage project goals, contribute to product strategy, and develop their teams. The role includes managing engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget, and deployment of large-scale projects across multiple international sites.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
- 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
- Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
- Experience leading engineering teams building large-scale pipeline infrastructure and managing OLAP storage systems.
- Experience managing technical roadmaps, driving system reliability, and supporting software engineer careers.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners, including Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and adjacent infrastructure teams.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the technical strategy, roadmap, and priorities for system health and performance data processing.
- Drive delivery and execution of projects that enhance the reliability and performance of consumer applications.
- Manage, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers, fostering an engineering culture.
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams across multiple Product Areas to ensure platform work meets customer needs.
- Build and manage centralized agentic performance optimization systems for first-party applications.
Benefits
- 20% bonus target
- Equity
- Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
