Software Engineering Manager - Site Reliability Engineering for AI Security

Overview

This role focuses on leading Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams to build and maintain highly reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure supporting AI-driven products at Google. The successful candidate will manage and mentor SRE teams devoted to applying secure-by-default principles within the Cloud AI ecosystem, shaping technical strategy to tackle major security challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee, develop, and grow a skilled team of SRE professionals focused on securing AI workloads and infrastructure.
• Establish and execute the technical vision and strategic roadmap to mitigate critical security risks across Cloud AI offerings.
• Lead by example through delivering quality technical work, coaching team members, and fostering credibility.
• Coordinate global on-call duties using a follow-the-sun support model across different continents.
• Develop and implement software solutions enhancing the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Google services.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least eight years of professional experience in software development with one or more programming languages.
• Minimum of three years managing teams or people.
• Minimum of three years leading software projects.
• At least three years designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• Experience designing and implementing security controls for autonomous AI workloads and workflows.
• Strong knowledge of security principles and risk management, with expertise in identifying systemic risks within emerging AI and machine learning ecosystems.

About the Role

Site Reliability Engineering merges software and systems engineering to build and maintain large-scale, fault-tolerant distributed systems, ensuring Google’s services deliver reliable uptime and continuous improvement. The role involves tackling complex scaling challenges unique to Google while applying expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and system design.

The team culture embraces intellectual curiosity, problem-solving, openness, and diversity, promoting collaboration and risk-taking in a blame-free environment, as well as supporting self-direction and professional growth.

Additional Information

Compensation includes a base salary ranging from €150,000 to €154,000 annually for Ireland, with a 20% bonus target, equity, and other benefits. Google is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and affirms affirmative action policies without discrimination based on protected categories. Reasonable accommodations can be provided upon request.