Senior Software Engineering Manager, GCE Control Plane
GoogleSenior Software Engineering Manager, GCE Control Plane
GoogleLocation
Kirkland, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/8/2026
Compensation
$262,000 - $364,000 per year
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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