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Posted date: Jan 29, 2026
Location: Seattle, WA
Level: Director
Estimated salary: $298,500
Range: $248,000 - $349,000
Description
Manage team multiple sub-teams and individual team members, with a total headcount in the 10 to 20 range. Work with the product team on product roadmaps and help prioritize technical work. Guide the technical architecture for software that drives a large fault-tolerant quantum computer. Work with other managers and leads across the Quantum AI software team on implementing features for the quantum product. Work across Google Cloud Platform and Quantum software platforms.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.
As these machines grow from research prototypes into products, the software that orchestrates and executes quantum computations will need to transition into a form that more closely resembles traditional software products. In addition to this productization, as quantum computers scale into the fault-tolerant area, careful construction of the distributed architecture for the quantum error correcting machine will be necessary.
In this role, you will be responsible for building product-focused versions of our software stack, including long term fault-tolerant quantum computers. You will work closely with the research, product, and software teams on the Quantum AI team.
The full potential of quantum computing will be unlocked with a large-scale computer capable of complex, error-corrected computations. Google Quantum AI's mission is to build this computer and unlock solutions to classically intractable problems. Our roadmap is focused on advancing the capabilities of quantum computing and enabling meaningful applications.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000-$349,000 + 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 software development experience or 7 years with an advanced degree. 5 years of experience with C++. 3 years of experience with Rust. 1 year of experience with Python.Preferred qualifications: Experience working with highly technical customers or researchers. Experience building quantum computing platforms. Experience with Google Cloud Platform. Experience with Google production platforms and tools. Experience with management. Experience as team lead of a user facing products.
Extended Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of software development experience or 7 years with an advanced degree. 5 years of experience with C++. 3 years of experience with Rust. 1 year of experience with Python.Check out other jobs at Google.