Director of Engineering, Infrastructure Storage, File Systems

Company: Google
Location: Somerville
Posted on: June 17, 2022

Job Description:

Minimum qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience15 years of experience building infrastructure systems Experience in storage systems, database systems, and/or infrastructure systemsExperience with distributed systems and/or securityPreferred qualifications:Master's degree or PhDAbility to communicate with leads and evaluate their technical positionsAbility to drive career development, creating an environment in which junior engineers can grow appropriately in a challenging technical areaAbility to lead an organization to high standards of metrics-validated engineering excellenceOutstanding written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to speak and write in English fluently, representing and promoting complex technical concepts across multiple stakeholdersExcellent product sensibility, with capability to drive key product innovations or opportunities About the job As an Engineering Director on the Infrastructure Storage (InfraStorage) team, you will have ownership of the foundational internal file systems at Google. In this role, you will use technical expertise and visionary capabilities to ensure file systems remain a key differentiator for Google. You will manage and grow a team of engineering managers, partner and drive the vision and strategy for file systems, and ensure all Google bytes stay safe.Google Cloud accelerates organizations' ability to digitally transform their business with the best infrastructure, platform, industry solutions and expertise. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology - all on the cleanest cloud in the industry. 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. Responsibilities Manage leadership and service ownership of Google's internal distributed file systems, each of which is unique in the industry and a key differentiator for Google.
Build an environment of deep respect, in which each team member feels included.
Drive cross-functional alignment with other layers of the stack.Develop a strategy for the long-term vision of which files should go into which services and which APIs should be exposed to the company. Drive solid delivery in a difficult and high-risk space.
Nurture and grow the existing talent, while attracting additional storage and distributed systems talent.

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