Senior Engineering Manager, Fleet Distribution and Data Services, Infrastructure

• Define the multi-year strategy and OKRs for GCE capacity data and holdback infrastructure. Lead the transition from fragmented, legacy pipelines to a unified, near-real-time data architecture that aligns with broader Google Cloud and accelerator priorities.
• Own the availability, scalability, and 24/7 SLOs of low-latency RPC interfaces, distributed Spanner databases, and large-scale data pipelines. Guide the architecture of distributed optimization solvers within the GCE Holdback Manager, ensuring real-time machine-drain approvals (SRSly) safeguard fleet capacity and prevent stockouts.
• Serve as the primary liaison between upstream infra teams (Arcus, Instance Manager, Prime, Prodicus) and downstream tier-0 consumers (Capacity Advisor, CWAC/GOOSE, Fleet Admiral, Stockroom).
• Recruit, mentor, and scale an engineering organization of software engineers and Tech Leads. Foster a high-velocity engineering culture centered on sound system design, proactive operational hygiene, postmortems, and structured career development.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 7 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
  

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 7 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.