Principal Engineer, GDC Storage & Data Protection

Google; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 307,000 - 427,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is building the industry's leading private and hybrid cloud with Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) Storage. This role oversees execution for GDC Storage and Data Protection, guiding a team of engineers and collaborating with product and engineering managers to shape the storage roadmap for multiple markets.

You will drive the overall storage strategy and help scale our enterprise storage offerings. US-based employment is typical, with compensation reflecting seniority and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in cloud computing (enterprise apps, infra, storage, platforms).
• 10 years building enterprise storage systems.
• Experience with private/public cloud design, virtualization, containers, HPC, data security and automation.
• Experience guiding teams to deliver services for internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the storage roadmap for GDC Storage across public sector, retail and telecom markets.
• Collaborate with engineers, product management and managers to execute the storage plan.
• Lead end-to-end storage strategy and drive scalability of GDC Storage.
• Coordinate with global teams to ensure reliability and performance improvements.

Skills

Cloud computing experience

Leadership/Guidance

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Master's degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Kubernetes

System virtualization

Hybrid/on-prem cloud architectures

Cloud identity & security

Cloud monitoring & logging

Local and cloud storage

Job description

Google is building the industry's leading private and hybrid cloud with Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) Storage. This role oversees execution for GDC Storage and Data Protection, guiding a team of engineers and collaborating with product and engineering managers to shape the storage roadmap for multiple markets.

You will drive the overall storage strategy and help scale our enterprise storage offerings. US-based employment is typical, with compensation reflecting seniority and performance.