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Senior Software Engineering Manager, AI/ML

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Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .
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**Minimum qualifications:** + Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. + 8 years of experience with software development.
**Preferred qualifications:** + Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. + 5 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
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Demand for Data Leadership roles

New Data Leadership postings at the employers we follow are up 7% over the last 5 weeks compared with the 5 before.

Weekly new Data Leadership postings at the same employers, from the week of August 17 to the week of October 26. The fewest in a week was 789, the most 1,205, and the latest week had 836.
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About the role

We file this job under Data Leadership, by the work the posting describes.

Data leaders run data teams or design how a company's data fits together. Managers hire, set priorities and answer for whether the data work pays off; architects choose the systems and the shape of the data.

Expect years of hands-on data work, experience leading people or projects, and the ability to explain tradeoffs to executives.

Unlike a senior engineer or analyst, most of a data leader's week goes to people, planning and decisions rather than building.

US government figures for computer and information systems managers

Median yearly pay, May 2025
$175,140
Expected change, 2025 to 2035
15.8% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs

The government has no code for data leaders, so these figures are for the closest group, computer and information systems managers, which includes data processing and data operations managers.

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 11-3021.

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Senior Software Engineering Manager, AI/ML Share Senior Software Engineering Manager, AI/ML _corporate_fare_ Google _place_ San Francisco, CA, USA **Advanced** Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain. Share Senior Software Engineering Manager, AI/ML _info_outline_ XIn most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. **Minimum qualifications:** + Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. + 8 years of experience with software development. + 7 years of experience leading technical project strategy, ML design and optimizing end-to-end Machine Learning (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning). + 5 years of experience with one or more of the following: Speech/audio (e.g., technology duplicating and responding to the human voice), reinforcement learning (e.g., sequential decision making), ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field. + 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role. + 5 years of experience in a people management, or team leadership role. **Preferred qualifications:** + Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. + 5 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization. + Experience in building and deploying Agentic AI systems. + Experience in highly scalable and available distributed systems, cloud services or data platforms. + Understanding of security related areas. + Excellent action and execution skills. **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. in this role, you will shape the technical goal and strategy, drive rapid and agile execution, and foster a culture of innovation, experimentation and uncompromising quality. Your leadership will ensure Google Unified Security and Threat Operations (GUSTO) AI becomes a leading agentic platform for the next wave of AI-driven cybersecurity solutions. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) . **Responsibilities** + Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of engineers focused on developing and deploying next-generation agentic AI for security that will power the Google's Agentic SecOps offering. + Drive the technical goal and strategy for the security harness ensuring alignment with the broader security teams. + Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams along with product management, data science, and security engineering, to define product requirements, and roadmaps, and deliver high-impact features. + Oversee the end-to-end development lifecycle, from ideation and design to implementation, testing, and deployment of robust and scalable AI-driven agentic security solutions. + Foster a culture of innovation, excellence, and continuous improvement, staying abreast of the latest advancements in AI, machine learning, and cybersecurity. Information collected and processed as part of your Google Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Google'sApplicant and Candidate Privacy Policy (./privacy-policy) . Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) . If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) . Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting. To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other organization location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.
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