Software Engineer Manager II, Google Workspace at Google
Durham, NC
$207,000–$300,000from the description
Aug 11, 2026
Durham, NC
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A people-management role leading Growth and Mobile engineering teams within Google Workspace, focused on products like Meet. The manager will partner with product and UX to shape features for small business and conference-room use cases, guide team career development, and coordinate roadmaps with peer leads across Meet and Workspace. The role requires both hands-on technical credibility in full-stack development and at least two years of prior people management experience.
Senior level · 8+ years · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 140 people in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 110–180
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $180,064 (middle half $144,254–$219,759). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 12, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The title 'Software Engineer Manager II' signals a leveled people-management role; the posting explicitly requires 2+ years of people management or team leadership, confirming this is a manager role rather than a senior IC.
The role is located in Raleigh, NC and Durham, NC. Durham-Chapel Hill CBSA (20500) is used as the primary metro since Durham is listed first and both cities fall within that CBSA.
Java, Python, Golang, and C++ are listed as interchangeable back-end options under the required full-stack experience; Java is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
JavaScript and TypeScript are listed as interchangeable front-end language options; JavaScript is used as the primary with TypeScript as the alternative.
HTML and CSS appear alongside JavaScript/TypeScript in the same required front-end clause; they are emitted as separate required skills.
Client development on web, iOS, or Android platforms is listed under Preferred qualifications. iOS and Android are captured as preferred; 'web' is already covered by the required front-end skills.
Experience with realtime communications platforms and hardware/kiosk platforms are preferred qualifications but name no specific concrete technology, so they are omitted per the no-generic-concepts rule.
Compensation is stated as $207,000–$300,000/year plus a 20% bonus target and equity; the bonus and equity are not captured in the comp fields but are noted here for the hiring manager's awareness.
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