Technical Lead Manager, Product Software

Job Description

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

Job Type: Full-Time, Senior Level, Hybrid/Onsite

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of customer-facing software tools for Quantum AI hardware systems.
• Build and maintain APIs, client libraries, CLI tools, and web interfaces for managing quantum processors and workloads.
• Define technical direction, scope problems, and design scalable solutions across multi-quarter projects.
• Contribute directly to coding, system design, optimization, and performance improvements.
• Review and enforce engineering best practices across teams;
• Evaluate when to enhance existing systems versus building new greenfield solutions.
• Collaborate closely with research scientists, hardware engineers, and cross-functional teams in quantum computing.
• Drive technical roadmaps and influence engineering decisions across multiple teams and locations.
• Support documentation, technical writing, and internal knowledge sharing.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of software development experience, focused on distributed computing.
• 3+ years in a technical leadership role managing engineering design and implementation.
• 2+ years in people management or team leadership roles;
• Strong experience in client-side development including APIs, CLIs, web interfaces, or client libraries.

Preferred:

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (Compute Engine, Cloud Spanner).
• Experience with Kubernetes and distributed systems.
• Experience designing gRPC APIs.
• Experience building and maintaining client interfaces (web UI, CLI tools, SDKs).
• Familiarity with quantum computing concepts and systems.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Salary range: $207,000 – $301,000 per year.
• Bonus target up to 20% plus equity and additional benefits.
• Health coverage: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Retirement: 401(k) with company match;
• Paid time off: 20 vacation days annually (increasing with tenure).
• Sick leave: 40–69 hours per year depending on location, plus discretionary sick days.
• Parental and family leave: up to 28–30 weeks maternity leave and 18 weeks baby bonding leave.
• 13 paid holidays per year.
• Access to Google’s internal learning, development, and technical growth ecosystem.

Other Information:

• Role includes leadership over engineering teams and cross-functional technical direction.
• Focus area is Quantum AI software infrastructure, APIs, and orchestration tools for quantum hardware systems.
• Strong collaboration with research, hardware, and distributed systems teams.
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States;
• Google is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.