Software Engineer Manager II, Full Stack
Company: Google
Location: New York, New York, United States
Salary: $207K – $300K a year
Work arrangement: On-site
Employment type: Full-time
Experience: 10+ years
Education: bachelor degree, postgraduate degree
Posted: 2026-11-11
Responsibilities
You will lead the Monitoring Ingestion team to drive the convergence of next-generation observability systems and optimize pipelines. Additionally, you will manage project goals, contribute to product strategy, and mentor team members through performance and career development.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 8 years of software development experience, including 3 years in technical leadership and 2 years in people management. A bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience is required, with proficiency in full-stack development across various languages.
Skills
- Java
- Python
- Golang
- C++
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- HTML
- CSS
- Technical Leadership
- People Management
- System Design
- Observability
- OpenTelemetry
- Library Development
- Distributed Computing
- Software Engineering
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity
- Health Insurance
About this role
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
* Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
* 8 years of experience in software development.
* 3 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as
Java, Python, Golang, or C++ codebases, and front-end experience including
JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.
* 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
* 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
* 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
* Experience with OpenTelemetry and OTLP.
* Experience with library development.
* Ability to handle periodic on call shifts as well as out-of-band requests.
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.
As a Software Engineering Manager you will lead the Monitoring Ingestion team.
In this role, you will manage a highly collaborative Engineering team focused on
driving the convergence of Google's next-generation observabillity systems,
executing complex platform future, and optimizing the observability pipelines.
You will be responsible for balancing aggressive roadmap delivery with the
commitments to leadership, working closely with partnerships all across Google,
ensuring overall team health, and mentoring the team through performance and
career development frameworks.
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 about benefits 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 mid-term technical goal and roadmap within the scope of your
(often multiple) team(s). Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future
requirements and infrastructure needs.
* Design, guide and vet systems designs within the scope of the broader area,
and write 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).
About Google
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