Senior Staff Cloud & AI Platform Architect

Google; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, disabled

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick time 40 hours/year (69 in Seattle

Maternity leave 28-30 weeks

Baby bonding leave 18 weeks

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Google's software engineers develop next‑generation technologies used by billions. This role focuses on Cloud Run and serverless platforms to power AI workloads, with opportunities to shape architecture and lead back‑end services across teams.

The position offers a competitive benefits package and location options in Sunnyvale, Kirkland, or Seattle. In the US, pay ranges from $262,000 to $364,000 per year, plus a 25% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.
• 5 years of experience with serverless computing concepts on public cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, App Engine, Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
• Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
• Oversee architectural strategy and the rollout of core back-end services for Cloud Run, primarily emphasizing the data plane to support the evolving needs of AI workloads and agents.
• Collaborate with executive product and engineering leadership to define and realize a long-term goal for stack modernization and platform sustainability.
• Drive operational excellence by identifying and executing systematic enhancements to platform health.

Skills

C++

Serverless

Architectural design

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Google Cloud Run

Cloud Functions

App Engine

Kubernetes

Job description

Google's software engineers develop next‑generation technologies used by billions. This role focuses on Cloud Run and serverless platforms to power AI workloads, with opportunities to shape architecture and lead back‑end services across teams.

The position offers a competitive benefits package and location options in Sunnyvale, Kirkland, or Seattle. In the US, pay ranges from $262,000 to $364,000 per year, plus a 25% bonus target, equity, and benefits.