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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer Manager II, Spanner Enterprise - **Company:** Google LLC - **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $207,000.0 - $300,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Compression, Databases, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Design of User Interfaces, Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Systems Architecture, Information Technology - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/47797C76DA12426483AE8F93AC1EA026/job/ ## About the Role Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain., * Bachelor's degree, or equivalent practical experience. * 8 years of experience in software development. * 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role. * Experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure or distributed systems. * Experience devising product vision, product roadmap(s), and execution working with cross-functional teams., * Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field. * 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization. * Experience with Distributed Databases or Distributed Storage. ## Description 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. Spanner is a globally-replicated, scalable, SQL-aware database that provides strong consistency guarantees and is a key asset of Google's product portfolio of storage services. In this role, you will be responsible for managing a team to build critical features and enhance their scalability, reliability, and availability. You will support and coach a group of engineers, lead projects with their impact across Google, and work on a broad range of technical areas. 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, * Manage SWEs to work on large-scale feature development and integrate with other products in the wider Spanner ecosystem. * Collaborate closely with other Spanner teams and broader partner teams and work with manager and Spanner leadership to define future Spanner roadmaps. * Manage a team, work with backend technologies, collaborate across multiple teams to achieve long-term goals, and continuously adapt to new tools. ## Related Videos - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Can You Touch the Internet? 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