Senior Cloud Capacity Architect

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 307,000 - 427,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Cloud is seeking a Principal Engineer, Cloud Capacity Planning, to own the architectural outlook and end-to-end technical strategy for our global capacity planning ecosystem. You will serve as the primary technical authority for a challenge, knitting together complex planning constraints, optimization scenarios, and machine deployment workflows to get optimal capacity online in the shortest time.

In this role, you will bridge long-term product roadmaps with engineering execution,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience as a software engineer or 13 years with an advanced degree.
• Experience delivering large-scale capacity planning, IaaS/PaaS solutions, or fleet management systems.

Responsibilities

• Identify, manage, and design mitigation strategies for technical and organizational risks that threaten delivery timelines.
• Define and drive the end-to-end architectural roadmap and technical strategy for the global capacity planning ecosystem, ensuring all major technical decisions align with Google-level OKRs and long-term business goals.
• Drive the development of automated IaaS and PaaS tooling, resource lifecycle management, resource forecasting, and real-time dashboards to improve end-to-end planning fidelity, track capacity health, and accelerate execution velocity.
• Act as the primary cross-functional technical bridge between capacity infrastructure, engineering organizations, and strategic product/financial partners to resolve complex dependencies and resource constraints.
• Lead the technical translation of enterprise customer business forecasts into specific infrastructure requirements across cores, storage, and specialized offerings (e.g., TPUs and advanced GPUs) to support both traditional computing and complex ML serving and training demands.

Skills

Large-scale capacity planning

IaaS/PaaS solutions

Fleet management systems

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Strategic vision

Security initiatives

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Google Cloud is seeking a Principal Engineer, Cloud Capacity Planning, to own the architectural outlook and end-to-end technical strategy for our global capacity planning ecosystem. You will serve as the primary technical authority for a challenge, knitting together complex planning constraints, optimization scenarios, and machine deployment workflows to get optimal capacity online in the shortest time.

In this role, you will bridge long-term product roadmaps with engineering execution,