Technical Lead Manager, Data Infra & AI Platform (Equity)

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev seeks a seasoned leader to drive the Data Infra pillar for Gemini Cloud Assist, Google Cloud’s AI-powered cloud management product portfolio. You will oversee a large-scale distributed system, shaping the Quality Flywheel infrastructure and guiding cross-functional collaboration with Google Cloud, Google DeepMind, and the external AI ecosystem.

You will manage a team of engineers, define testing and reliability standards, and advance ML workflows including data collection,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience leading ML design and optimizing ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
• 3 years of experience with distributed storage.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of 3–6 engineers, guiding project execution, driving on-call and operational excellence, and mentoring junior engineers to foster technical growth and a high-performance team culture.
• Architect, design, and implement end-to-end components for the Quality Flywheel including Agentic AI, Context and Memory, and Hill Climbing engines while upholding project-wide software and system design standards.
• Build and scale robust machine learning infrastructure and platforms to power critical workflows such as large-scale data collection, Gemini post-training, unified benchmarking, and next-generation evaluation systems.
• Define and own the overarching testing architecture and reliability standards to guarantee high availability, fault tolerance, and system quality across production and test environments.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate complex, multi-team requirements into simplified, scalable technical architectures and actionable roadmaps.

Skills

Software development

ML design leadership

Distributed storage

People management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s or PhD in Eng/CS (preferred)

Job description

Socket.dev seeks a seasoned leader to drive the Data Infra pillar for Gemini Cloud Assist, Google Cloud’s AI-powered cloud management product portfolio. You will oversee a large-scale distributed system, shaping the Quality Flywheel infrastructure and guiding cross-functional collaboration with Google Cloud, Google DeepMind, and the external AI ecosystem.

You will manage a team of engineers, define testing and reliability standards, and advance ML workflows including data collection,