Senior Staff Software Engineer, Data Center Execution

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 7 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as Java, Python, GO, or C++ codebases, and front-end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.
  
• 5 years of experience with design and architecture, and testing/launching software products.
• Experience with system architecture, distributed systems, and full stack development.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
• Experience in one or more of the following: data center operations, workflow automation, and machine learning infrastructure.

About the job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

Are you ready to enable Google's next big bet in AI? Join the Data Center (DC) Execution team and play a critical role in driving industrial automation and efficient software development for Google's global data center fleet. DC Execution is focused on accelerating the physical life cycle management of Google’s production infrastructure. We are responsible for building a single operations platform and integrating industrial automation to ensure the rapid deployment and sustainment of the hardware that provides capacity for Google Cloud and other Google products.

In this role, you will be on the front lines of Google’s growth in AI. You will design and build the essential UI and backend automation tools required for efficient and accurate physical operations. You will help us create AI-first tooling to dramatically increase productivity and unlock new possibilities in our data centers.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000-$349,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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 preferred 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. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Simplify the DC Execution ecosystem, improving product excellence and developer productivity through architectural design and refactoring.
• Craft the future of your product through roadmap definition and strategic planning.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, stakeholders, and partner teams to define requirements and design systems that enable industry-leading GPU/TPU deployment time to fuel Google's AI growth.
• Provide technical leadership to a large team of Software Engineers and UX Designers, including setting direction and driving collaboration across teams in AI2.
• Work with Google data centers on a regular basis to interact with users and observe the tool in use.