Engineering Manager, Site Reliability Engineering

About This Role

Leading a team of Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) is at the core of this managerial position, where you will provide technical guidance and foster career development. The role suits someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about ensuring the reliability and performance of large-scale systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of SREs, providing technical guidance, career development, and performance management.
• Partner with Software Development teams to design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable services.
• Drive the evolution of monitoring, alerting, and incident response frameworks to ensure rapid detection and resolution of production issues.
• Implement software solutions and automation to eliminate manual tasks and improve the efficiency of systems operations.
• Manage Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and error budgets to balance innovation with system stability.
• Participate in on-call rotations as a manager-escalation point and lead incident command during critical outages.
• Advocate a culture of engineering excellence, technical curiosity, and continuous improvement within the Sydney office.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice to have:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or a technical field.
• Experience managing high-performing teams responsible for large-scale, 24/7 production systems.
• Deep understanding of SRE principles, including error budgets, toil reduction, and capacity planning.
• Proven track record of driving cross-functional projects and influencing architectural decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.

Benefits

• Opportunity to manage complex challenges unique to Google Cloud.
• Support and mentorship for personal and professional growth.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment that encourages innovation.

Important Details

• Application deadline: Not specified.

Application Process

• Submit your application through the designated platform.

About the Company

Google’s software engineers develop next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. The Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team combines software engineering and systems administration to build and operate some of the world's most complex distributed systems.