Staff Software Engineer, Modelling Infrastructure

Job description

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of high-performing engineers who design and model the planet-scale networks powering Google's services and those of the Cloud customers. Define and drive the team's technical goals, strategy, and roadmap for modeling infrastructure, exercising strong technical judgment. Actively participate in and guide architectural and design decisions for scalable and reliable service deployments. Manage project priorities and resources effectively, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutions in a fluid, ambiguous environment. Cultivate strong relationships and collaborate effectively with key stakeholders and a varied set of user teams. Uphold high standards for system design, code quality, and operational excellence. Advocate best practices for managing and communicating within a remote/hybrid team structure. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience programming in C++. 5 years of experience testing and launching software products and working with stakeholders. 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture. 3 years of experience with software design and architecture. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field. 10 years of experience in software development. 5 years of experience with full stack development, including backend distributed systems and experience in directly managing people. Experience in testing, and launching distributed systems, storage and related software products. Experience in programming languages like Golang and C++. Ability to manage a small team of 3-4 engineers as direct reports. Ability to act as a technical lead/manager for a team, supporting both their technical growth and career development. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.