Google

Software Engineering Manager, Site Reliability Engineering

Google$207K — $301K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of software development experience in multiple programming languages.
  • 3+ years of team or people management experience.
  • 3+ years of experience with distributed systems design and troubleshooting.
  • 3+ years of experience leading projects.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of Software/Systems Engineers on user-focused projects, ensuring uptime.
  • Own and enhance the availability and performance of key services through automation.
  • Mentor team members and demonstrate leadership through high-quality technical execution.
  • Manage global on-call rotations following a follow-the-sun model.
  • Develop software solutions to enhance the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of services.

Benefits

  • Access to mentorship and resources for professional growth.
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment.
  • Culture that encourages risk-taking in a supportive setting.
  • Eligibility for equity and performance-based bonuses.
  • Flexible work location options in Raleigh, NC, and Durham, NC.
Full Job Description
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Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
  • 3 years of experience managing people or teams.
  • 3 years of experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems.
  • 3 years of experience leading projects.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.


About the job

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems. SRE ensures that Google's services-both our internally critical and our externally-visible systems-have reliability, uptime appropriate to users' needs and a fast rate of improvement. Additionally SRE's will keep an ever-watchful eye on our systems capacity and performance.

Much of our software development focuses on optimizing existing systems, building infrastructure and eliminating work through automation. On the SRE team, you'll have the opportunity to manage the complex challenges of scale which are unique to Google, while using your expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis and large-scale system design.

SRE's culture of intellectual curiosity, problem solving and openness is key to its success. Our organization brings together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We encourage them to collaborate, think big and take risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to work on meaningful projects, while we also strive to create an environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to learn and grow.

To learn more: check out our books on Site Reliability Engineering or read a career profile about why a Software Engineer chose to join SRE.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $301000 (USD) 20% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Lead a team of Software/Systems Engineers on projects for users and be directly responsible for uptime.
  • Own end-to-end availability and performance of key services and build automation to prevent problem recurrence. Automate response to all non-exceptional service conditions.
  • Lead by example, mentor the team and establish credibility through quality technical execution.
  • Manage on-call rotations across continents, using a follow-the-sun model.
  • Design, write and deliver software to improve the availability, scalability, latency and efficiency of Google's services.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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