Software Engineering Manager, Site Reliability Engineering
Company: Google
Location: Pittsburgh
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a
related field, or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of
experience with software development in one or more programming
languages. 3 years of experience managing people or teams. 3 years
of experience leading projects. 3 years of experience designing,
analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems. Preferred
qualifications: Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
2 years of experience in incident management, response, and
customer engagements, with a track record of authoring technical
design documents for large-scale distributed systems. About the job
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) combines software and systems
engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed,
fault-tolerant systems. SRE ensures that Google's services—both our
internally critical and our externally-visible systems—have
reliability, uptime appropriate to users' needs and a fast rate of
improvement. Additionally SRE’s will keep an ever-watchful eye on
our systems capacity and performance. Much of our software
development focuses on optimizing existing systems, building
infrastructure and eliminating work through automation. On the SRE
team, you’ll have the opportunity to manage the complex challenges
of scale which are unique to Google, while using your expertise in
coding, algorithms, complexity analysis and large-scale system
design. SRE's culture of intellectual curiosity, problem solving
and openness is key to its success. Our organization brings
together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences and
perspectives. We encourage them to collaborate, think big and take
risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to
work on meaningful projects, while we also strive to create an
environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to
learn and grow. To learn more: check out our books on Site
Reliability Engineering or read a career profile about why a
Software Engineer chose to join SRE. In this role, you will
maintain stable production environments for millions of users by
balancing rapid feature velocity with systemic stability. Google
Pay (GPay) Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) ensures that Google’s
payment services remain dependable, secure, and ready for global
scale. Behind everything our users see online is the architecture
built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From
developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next
generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio
possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love
voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them.
We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the
best and fastest experience possible. The US base salary range for
this full-time position is $207,000-$300,000 bonus equity benefits.
Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.
Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and
additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and
relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about
the specific salary range for your preferred location during the
hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in
US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include
bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities Lead a team of Software and Systems Engineers on
projects for users and be directly responsible for uptime. Own
end-to-end availability and performance of key services and build
automation to prevent problem recurrence. Automate response to all
non-exceptional service conditions. Lead by example, mentor the
team, and establish credibility through quality technical
execution. Manage on-call rotations across continents, using a
follow-the-sun (FTS) model. Design, write, and deliver software to
improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of
Google's services.
Keywords: Google, Pittsburgh , Software Engineering Manager, Site Reliability Engineering, IT / Software / Systems , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
