at Google
Location
Seattle, WA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA
Compensation
$307k–$428k USD
Type
full time
Posted
2 days ago
Market range · company + function + seniority
p25 · target · p75 · n=55
Posted $428k · above the band
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Google’s AI and Infrastructure (AI2) organization’s mission is to "empower customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity." We build the foundation behind Google and Google Cloud’s compute and AI/ML offerings. We manage the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure.
As the Director, Engineering, General Purpose and Node Platform, you will serve as the single-threaded executive leader responsible for Google Cloud's foundational general-purpose compute portfolio (spanning general-purpose virtual machine instance families on both x86 and ARM architectures) and node-level technologies. Your primary mission is to drive the strategic development, operational execution, and performance optimization of Google Compute Engine's (GCE) core node platform, delivering hyper-scale efficiency, extreme overcommit technology, and disruption-free live update capabilities. You will also oversee the GCE Performance team to systematically manage performance regression and variance at scale.
As AI and agentic workloads redefine computing, you will lead the critical charge to deliver high-performance, secure, and dense microVM/sandbox substrates on bare metal and nested configurations. In this highly cross-functional role, you will collaborate deeply with technical infrastructure partners (cluster management, Kubernetes, hardware platforms, security) to align on roadmaps, manage resource allocation, and ensure fleet compliance. You will directly engage with major foundation model companies and enterprise partners to translate their compute demands into next-generation platform features. This is a premier leadership opportunity to shape the core infrastructure driving Google and the industry’s AI revolution.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.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:
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