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Posted date: May 11, 2026
Location: Kirkland, WA
Level: Director
Estimated salary: $313,500
Range: $262,000 - $365,000
Description
Lead other managers and executive individual contributors to develop a bold roadmap and organize the team to deliver it. Partner with and influence Director-level and above stakeholders from various organizations across the company.Lead the team with empathy and support each individual to grow in their role.
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.
Persistent Disk, Google Cloud’s block storage solution, provides reliable, storage solutions for even the most latency sensitive and high throughput workloads. Google Cloud's Titanium architecture provides reliable, secure, and high-performance access to storage for all workloads on GCE VMs. In this role, you will be building a team that will delivering world-leading performance for Google's Hyperdisk family of products.
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.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $262,000-$365,000 + 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.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in software development. 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role. 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role. 5 years of experience in distributed storage (e.g., cloud storage, object stores). Experience with storage as a service and machine learning.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.