Engineering Manager, Google Kubernetes Engine Autoscaling

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role, overseeing projects, with 2 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with people management in a technical environment.
• Experience in Autoscaling services.

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.

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a managed, production-ready environment for deploying containerized applications. It brings our latest innovations in developer productivity, resource efficiency, automated operations, and open source flexibility to accelerate customer's time to market.

Cluster Autoscaler powers the majority of GKE clusters, to provision required infrastructure for running user workloads.

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, foster in a collaborative environment. Guide engineers through the full software development life-cycle. Prioritize professional growth for team members, providing opportunities for learning and career advancement.
• Drive team planning processes to align with stakeholder expectations and ensure successful project execution. Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables to meet business objectives. Collaborate with other teams across the organization to deliver joint projects efficiently.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the team. 
• Build relationships with internal customers to understand their requirements, address their concerns, and anticipate future needs. Work with customers to debug problems and deliver solutions that meet their expectations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business priorities and develop strategies to support organisational objectives. Communicate with leadership to ensure alignment on goals.

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