Software Engineering Manager, GCE Node, Google Cloud
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 4, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 26, 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.
We are seeking an experienced software engineering manager to build and lead a high-performance computing organization in India. This is a critical role that will contribute to enabling Compute/AI/ML/HPC workloads for our customers. In this role, you will communicate with multiple teams in various geographic locations to develop this expertise and deliver this time-to-market-sensitive program.
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.
Responsibilities
- Scale the team to develop the world's most performant and reliable compute and AI infra.
- Provide long-term vision to build VM performance to provide high computing VM families. Own end to end responsibility of enabling the technology to deliver these cutting edge VM families, ensuring their availability, reliability, and performance.
- Grow the team to expand new capabilities that extend beyond the immediate project.
- Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams. Evolve the technical roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs.
- Design, guide and vet systems designs within the scope of the broader area to solve ambiguous problems. Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
- 3 years of experience in technical leadership role; overseeing projects.
- 3 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
- Experience in Kernel programming, Kernel drivers, virtual machines, virtualization, software architecture, storage.