Software Engineer Manager II, Node Platform Infrastructure
San Francisco, CA, USA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
Sunnyvale, CA, USA - Experience
- 8 years in software development; 3 years developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture; 3 years in technical leadership; 2 years in people management or team leadership.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads teams building and operating APIs and distributed backend systems for Google’s Node Platform, which deploys, protects, configures, and schedules software across its production-machine fleet.
What you'll do
- Lead a development team designing, prototyping, implementing, and testing Node Platform APIs and distributed backend systems.
- Set team roadmaps and technical goals, guide system design, and write code to solve ambiguous problems.
- Manage engineers’ performance and development through regular feedback and coaching; review code and provide feedback.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 3 years of experience developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
- 3 years in a technical leadership role and 2 years in a people management or team leadership role.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization; experience with Linux Internals or system infrastructure.
Pay
$207000 - $300000 (USD) base salary
Tools
Node Platform, APIs, Linux Internals
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