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Senior Software Engineering Manager, GCE Control Plane

Google

Location

Kirkland, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/8/2026

Compensation

$262,000 - $364,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.4% approval-14% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Senior Software Engineering Manager for the GCE Control Plane at Google is responsible for leading high-performing engineering teams to manage foundational infrastructure. This role involves optimizing code, contributing to product strategy, and ensuring team development. The manager will guide initiatives that enhance platform security and automate compliance while fostering a culture of reliability and resilience against AI workloads. The position requires collaboration across multiple teams and locations to oversee large-scale projects internationally.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience programming in C++.
  • 7 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or networks.
  • 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
  • 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Responsibilities

  • Scale high-performing engineering teams to manage the foundational infrastructure of the GCE Control Plane Platform.
  • Build a 'Reliable by Design' environment to establish GCE as the industry gold standard for resiliency against hyper-accelerated AI workloads.
  • Foster an engineering culture focused on blast radius containment, hitless maintenance, and dynamic capacity assurance.
  • Guide multi-dimensional sharding and automated disaster recovery for a rapidly scaling AI fleet.
  • Define the technical goal and lead initiatives to enhance platform security and automate continuous compliance.

Benefits

  • Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Google Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

908

FY2026

Approval rate

98.4%

FY2026

LCA certified

4,273

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-14%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-51%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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