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# Software Engineering Manager at Google

Seniority in posting: Advanced

Compensation

$207,000 – $300,000/yr

**Location**
: Sunnyvale, California

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: lead/mgmt

**Posted**
: Sep 1, 2026

## Description

Google is hiring a Software Engineering Manager to provide technical leadership across multiple teams and locations, manage project goals and budgets, develop technical roadmaps, guide large-scale distributed-systems and machine-learning solutions, and coach engineers. The role requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience, eight years of experience in distributed systems, software architecture, and system design, three years of technical leadership experience, two years of people-management experience, and experience with data structures, algorithms, Java, C++, system architecture, software development, database design, gRPC, and Protocol Buffers. Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree, experience leading large-scale distributed-systems teams, and experience in complex matrixed organizations. Compensation is $207,000–$300,000 USD plus a 20% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

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