Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead, CCME

Google LLC; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

20 days PTO

Sick time 40 hours/year

Maternity Leave 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave 18 weeks

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Google LLC in Kirkland, WA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead for the Cloud Capacity Management Engineering (CCME) team. The role involves defining long-term technical roadmaps, serving as the tech lead for a high-visibility team, and mentoring SWE L3-L5.

You will collaborate across capacity planning and data science to maximize fleet efficiency and reliability. The position emphasizes scalable, reliable distributed systems, leadership, and delivering impact in an enterprise

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Operations Research, or a related technical field.
• Background in mathematical optimization, constraint solvers (LP/MIP), simulation, or large-scale data pipelines.
• Industry experience in capacity planning, cloud resource allocation, supply chain modeling, or fleet management systems.
• Experience leading and growing medium-to-large engineering teams; strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Define multi-year technical goals and architectural strategy for the ODM team.
• Act as primary Tech Lead for the ODM team, setting standards for system design and reliability.
• Mentor engineers and drive engineering best practices across cross-functional partners.

Skills

Optimization

Constraint Solvers

Simulation

Data pipelines

Distributed systems

Cloud services

Education

Master’s or PhD in CS/OR

Tools

Distributed systems

Cloud services

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead, CCME

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corporate_fare Google place Kirkland, WA, USA ; Seattle, WA, USA

X In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Operations Research, or a related technical field.
• Background in mathematical optimization, constraint solvers (linear programming/mixed-integer programming (LP/MIP)), simulation, or large-scale data pipelines.
• Industry experience in capacity planning, cloud resource allocation, supply chain modeling, or fleet management systems.
• Experience leading and growing medium-to-large engineering teams. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Passion for delivering impact in an enterprise-facing and customer-facing environment.
• Experience with distributed systems and highly scalable and reliable systems/cloud services.

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.

Google Cloud's unprecedented growth requires capacity planning and management. The Cloud Capacity Management Engineering (CCME) team autonomously and reliably allocates Google Compute Engine (GCE) capacity to deliver a delightful customer experience while maximizing fleet efficiency.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will define the multi-year technical goals and architectural strategy for the ODM team and across our capacity management ecosystem. You will serve as the tech lead for a high impact and highly visible team, setting the standards for system design and reliability, navigating trade-offs across competing organizational priorities, and mentoring a talented team of engineers. You will grow in ambiguity, drive technical and business-outcome focused alignment across cross-functional partner teams (SWE, data science, capacity planners, etc.), with a high bar for engineering excellence.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

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

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Define and execute multi-year strategies and technical roadmaps for the optimal decision making (ODM) team.

• Act as the primary Tech Lead for the ODM team (~12 SWEs L3-L5), establishing clear architectural boundaries, scalable abstractions, and resilient systems while making technical contributions and designs.
• Collaborate with various capacity management and planning teams to identify shared efficiency opportunities while keeping the ecosystem reliable.
• Mentor and elevate a high-performing team of L3-L5 software engineers, delegating high-complexity sub-systems and coaching them through system design and execution.
• Advoacte engineering best practices, driving continuous improvements in development velocity, telemetry, and system maintainability.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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