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 extensive technical expertise you take initiative to independently design and implement new systems, designing, implementing, and testing multiple features with little or no direction from tech lead or manager. You collaborate with key stakeholders to determine future direction of work.

In this role, you will act as a technical leader to own and evolve the Operating System ecosystem. You will be setting the long-term goal for how Customers use/consume operating systems, enable them with the right choices and performance, and evolve our own OS to enable AI/ML use cases and ensuring it remains the gold standard for security, efficiency, and reliability. You will lead a high-performing engineering team.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $262,000-$365,000 + 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

• Establish and implement a long-term technical goal for the entire Guest OS Ecosystem space. Enable features/telemetry, ensuring our stack stays ahead of industry shifts in containerization and cloud security, and enabling all third-party OS images for our customers.

• Act as a primary partner for core infrastructure teams like GKE, Cloud SQL, and Networking to co-engineer seamless integrations and shared standards.

• Identify systemic bottlenecks in the development lifecycle. Implement automation frameworks that reduce manual toil and accelerate our ship cycles.

• Cultivate the next generation of technical leads within the team by delegating high-impact projects and encouraging extreme ownership.

• Orchestrate project roadmaps and resource allocation, expertly balancing immediate tactical fixes with ambitious, long-term innovation.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience with software development.

• 7 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.

• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.

• 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

• Experience in C++, Linux Kernel, Operating Systems and Rust.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

• 5 years of experience working in a structured organization.

• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership in large multi-year cross-team efforts.

• Experience with Kubernetes or containers/docker.