Firestore Software Engineering Manager
Google, Sunnyvale, California
- Pay
- Not listed by the employer
- Work type
- Onsite
- Level
- Not stated, manager
- Area
- Software engineering
- Posted
- Oct 7, 2026
About the role
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. * 8 years of experience in software development with one or more general-purpose programming languages (C++, Java, Go, Python) and designing and building large-scale distributed systems or database technologies. * 2 years of experience in a people management role or with direct experience in leading teams.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Experience coaching and mentoring engineers in developing their skills and careers. * Quickly understand tradeoffs between technical options, communicate options and risk to a wide variety of audiences. * Lead and moderate discussions and resolve disagreement.
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.
Firestore's mission is to unlock application innovation with simplicity, speed, and confidence. We achieve this through a unique serverless document database that boosts developer productivity by 55%+ via intuitive interfaces—including MongoDB compatibility—and seamless AI integrations. Our differentiated, zero-ops architecture provides virtually unlimited scalability, industry-leading 99.999% SLA availability, and single-digit millisecond read latency.
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
Learn more about benefits at Google [https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].
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