Platform Software Technical Lead

Platform Software Technical Lead Location: Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Experience Level: Advanced

Experience owning outcomes and decision-making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience in testing, and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience in working with embedded operating systems.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in designing, developing, and deploying server solutions.
• Deep understanding of Arm server architecture, including ARMv8/AArch64/X86.
• Strong understanding of operating systems, virtualization, and cloud computing concepts.
• Proven track record of leading and contributing to industry standardization efforts.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.

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.

We deliver platform software (SW) for Servers that's in the Google fleet. This is our compute servers that go to Cloud, our shared fleet machines that serve all our Google applications from Search to Colossus, and our Machine Learning (ML) headnodes to power Gemini.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US Salary Range: $207,000 - $300,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Lead the software architecture, design, development, and testing of Arm/X86-based server platforms.
• Drive innovation in server architecture and contribute to the development of industry standards.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and system engineers to ensure seamless integration and optimization.
• Engage with cross-organizational leads to co-develop the roadmap.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, providing technical guidance and fostering a culture of innovation.
• Engage with the Arm ecosystem and industry partners to drive adoption of Arm-based server solutions.

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