Software Engineering Manager, X, Early Stage Supply Chain Project

About The Team

We’re X’s moonshot for the global supply chain, applying AI to reduce waste, fragility, and inefficiency. We’re an agile team of experienced AI researchers, software engineers, and entrepreneurs working with visionary partners and customers around the world to make sure everyone has sustainable and reliable access to the food, medicine, clothing, and other goods and services they need.

We’re looking for people who are passionate about revolutionizing the global supply chain to join us at this critical growth stage. You’ll be part of a fast-paced team that has the agility and impact of an early stage company, while building on world-class Google AI technology.

About The Role

You’ll play a pivotal role by leading the software engineering team that’s designing, building, and deploying cutting-edge AI systems for revolutionizing the global supply chain. This role requires a deep passion for leading and mentoring teams, problem-solving and experimentation, and moving across the full range of applied software engineering from initial prototyping to building full-scale, robust solutions.

How You Will Have 10X Impact

• Build and lead a world-class engineering team to deliver high-quality, production-grade AI enterprise software across the entire stack during the development lifecycle, from ideation and architectural design to development, testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance in complex enterprise environments
• Manage resources and prioritize efforts to enable the development of new, innovative solutions while keeping our delivery commitments with our partners
• Proactively identify opportunities for maximizing software development velocity by leveraging advanced AI capabilities
• Partner closely with product management, customers, partners, and project leadership to develop experiences that inspire confidence, delight and trust, and that encourage end user trust and adoption
• In conjunction with product management and project leadership, lead our technical roadmap, balancing short- and long-term technology investments
• Help drive and execute key decisions on software architecture and features
• Unlock roadblocks and cultivate collaboration with senior technologists across Google and Alphabet through leadership, creativity, intelligence, and presence
• Actively develop and grow talent through effective mentoring, coaching, succession planning and retention strategies for key talent in a fast growth, highly competitive economic environment
  
  

What You Should Have

• Bachelor of Science (Masters or PhD degree preferred) in computer science, engineering, applied math, or related field, or equivalent demonstrated software development experience
• 12 years of demonstrated experience leading software teams designing, developing, maintaining, and releasing complex production-grade enterprise/business software
• Ability to go deep into technical problems and work closely with engineers and technical leads, coupled with ability to see the big picture of technical tradeoffs and direction
• Experience with leading collaborative software development workflows and platforms including GitHub, agile development/scrum, unit testing, CI/CD, and production operations
• Experience in full-stack software engineering, including Python and user interface development
• Experience using LLMs to optimize software development processes and workflows
• Experience integrating ML and AI into enterprise software environments including LLMs and Foundation Models, with an understanding of agentic behaviors, tool use, and reasoning capabilities
• Experience integrating software with complex enterprise legacy systems, including ERP integration (e.g., SAP, Oracle)
• Experience with deploying and managing applications on major cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, adept at explaining complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences in a clear and concise manner
• Excellent organization and planning skills
• Ability to think both strategically and tactically about driving complex initiatives to completion
• Start-up experience or working in a fast-paced environment, able to thrive and execute quickly in an environment of change and uncertainty
• Proven track record of fostering cross-functional collaboration and driving results through effective people management and influencing non-technical and technical stakeholders
  
  

It’d Be Great If You Also Had These

• MS/PhD degree or equivalent practical experience in computer science, engineering or a related scientific or quantitative field
• Experience with designing, developing, maintaining, and releasing supply chain-related enterprise software applications for procurement, sourcing, product lifecycle management, or supply chain management
• Experience with Google’s AI tools and platforms
• Experience with Google Cloud and Workspace
• Writing samples or public-facing documentation that demonstrate clarity and technical fluency
  
  

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000 - $330,000 bonus equity benefits. 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 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.