Software Engineering Manager II, Site Reliability Engineering
Company: Google
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
info_outline X In accordance with Washington state law, we are
highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available
to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance Retirement
Benefits: 401(k) with company match Paid Time Off: 20 days of
vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period
for the first five years of employment Sick Time: 40 hours/year
(statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks Holidays: 13 paid days per year Note:
By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share
your preferred working location from the following: Seattle, WA,
USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Pittsburgh, PA, USA .
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a
related field, or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of
experience with data structures or algorithms. 5 years of
experience with software development in one or more programming
languages. 3 years of experience managing people or teams, leading
projects, and designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed
systems. Preferred qualifications: Master's degree in Computer
Science or Engineering. 1 year of people management experience.
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. As an Engineering
Manager, you'll lead a team and be responsible for products
globally, providing technical leadership to key projects and
empowering and developing teams to do the same. Behind everything
our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical
Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and
maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of
Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible.
We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding
warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep
our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and
fastest experience possible. The US base salary range for this
full-time position is $207,000-$300,000 bonus equity benefits. Our
salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within
the range, individual pay is determined by work location and
additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and
relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about
the specific salary range for your preferred location during the
hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in
US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include
bonus, equity, or 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.
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