Technical Lead Manager, Product

Job Description

Job Title: Technical Lead Manager, Product Software, Quantum AI. Location: Seattle, WA, USA or Goleta, CA, USA

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of customer-facing software tools for Google Quantum AI hardware systems.
• Design and oversee APIs, client libraries, command-line interfaces (CLI), and web user interfaces for managing quantum processors and user workloads.
• Define technical roadmaps and recommend solutions for both short-term and long-term product goals.
• Lead software projects spanning multiple quarters while providing technical direction to engineering teams.
• Write, review, and optimize code to ensure high-quality software, performance improvements, and adherence to engineering best practices.
• Design and implement scalable software solutions while delegating work and mentoring engineers;
• Evaluate existing systems and determine when to enhance current platforms or build new solutions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and educational resources.
• Collaborate with research, product, and software engineering teams to develop next-generation quantum computing software.
• Work closely with hardware engineers, electronics engineers, and research scientists to deliver integrated quantum computing solutions.
• Manage engineers across multiple teams and contribute to product strategy and execution.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 8 years of software development experience with a focus on distributed computing.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading engineers in the design and implementation of client-side tools or APIs.
• Minimum 2 years of people management or team leadership experience;
• Experience designing client-side software, including client libraries, command-line interfaces (CLI), or web applications.

Preferred:

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform technologies such as Compute Engine or Cloud Spanner.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Google Distributed Cloud.
• Experience designing gRPC APIs.
• Experience designing and maintaining client interfaces, including web UIs, libraries, and CLI tools.
• Familiarity with quantum computing technologies.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Base salary: $207,000 to $301,000 USD per year.
• Target annual bonus: 20%.
• Equity awards.
• Comprehensive employee benefits package.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• 20 days of paid vacation annually, accrued during the first five years.
• 40 hours of annual sick leave (69 hours annually for Seattle employees), plus 5 discretionary sick days per instance.
• Maternity leave of 28 to 30 weeks.
• Baby Bonding Leave of 18 weeks.
• 13 paid holidays each year.

Other Information:

• Preferred work locations are Seattle, Washington or Goleta, California.
• The role focuses on building software products that enable customers to interact with Google's quantum computing hardware.
• The position involves developing greenfield software systems, providing opportunities to build new APIs, tools, and user interfaces from the ground up;
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including software engineers, hardware engineers, electronics engineers, research scientists, and product teams.
• Compensation is determined based on skills, experience, and relevant education or training.