Senior Software Engineering Manager, Agentic Policies Platform
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 30, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 28, 2026. Google scores B on the Alion truth index.
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.
The Control Plane team is seeking an experienced leader to build and grow our highly performant engineering teams while managing Identity and Access Management policies across all of Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
In this role, you will provide thought leadership to evolve our governance for dynamic, non-human identities. You will own a highly reliable and secure platform governing billions of policies, delivering scalable features that empower administrators, delight external customers, and power core GCP services in an increasingly agentic world.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.US: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Inspire, manage, and grow a talented team of software engineers, fostering an open environment while actively guiding their career development.
- Provide end-to-end technical leadership for complex projects, overseeing requirements, design, implementation, testing, launch, and support.
- Collaborate closely with key stakeholders (PMs, TPMs, and Engineering Leads) to define and execute a compelling long-term goal and product strategy.
- Drive the planning and delivery of large-scale, infrastructure systems within a changing environment.
- Build and operate hyper-reliable infrastructure to deliver fast, intuitive, and always-correct access control for GCP customers.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience programming in C++, Java, Python, Kotlin or Go.
- 5 years of experience in people management, including managing software engineers.
- 3 years of experience managing other managers.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 5 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
- Experience using agile methodologies and tooling.
- Familiarity with Identity, Authentication or Security.