Software Engineering Manager, Cloud DNS Authoritative Name Serving
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 4, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 2, 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.
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: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Guide the authoritative DNS stack spanning public and private serving (Zonodine, GCE DNS), health checking, global, regional, and zonal state push (AuthV, GRAMP), and DNS APIs and CLHs.
- Deliver predictably at a Tier-0 bar with partner teams by preempting blockers, managing high-priority and re-staffing decisions across the partner Resolver team, and maintaining high reliability, availability, and on-duty health.
- Manage a team of nine engineers, growing mid-level talent into senior leads while partnering closely with staff technical leads on role definition, system design, and quality execution.
- Own partner relationships and roadmaps by building strong ties across Compute, GKE, Serverless, Agent Cloud, Service Networking, and Security, translating early partner needs into clear, mutually committed roadmaps.
- Advocate for agentic and AI-first workflow tools to empower engineers to solve larger, complex problems independently.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects.
- Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems, with a focus on scalability, fault tolerance, and reliability.
- Experience with networking technologies including Software Defined Networks, DNS, Software Load Balancers, Network Authentication, and Identity Management.
- Experience in a technical leadership role, managing a team of engineers.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Experience building distributed systems.
- Experience using cloud technologies.
- Experience with DNS or other low-level internet protocols.
- Ability to adapt to changing requirements and manage uncertain environments.
- Ability to execute tasks and deliver results.