Systems Architect, Data Centers - Google
Sunnyvale, CA
About the Job
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years of experience in System Architecture and Design for data center platforms.
- Experience with systems development and taking platforms from concept to production.
- Experience with hardware, software, and tooling.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in representing stakeholders during executive-level planning and prioritization exercises.
- Knowledge and experience as a Systems Architect for Machine Learning (ML) systems.
- Excellent communication and multi-tasking skills in an environment of shifting priorities.
- Consensus-driven leadership skills to define strategy, drive execution, and resolve conflict.
About the job
As a Systems Architect, you will interface with stakeholders from data center operations, manufacturing, and supply chains to crystallize Design for Operations requirements. You will influence new platform architectures through technical insights and trade off analyses with stakeholders from the Hardware Design and Software Architecture teams. You will help mentor a highly experienced team within operations for in-house competence in platforms architecture, both hardware and software.
Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $142,000-$211,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Responsibilities
- Identify operational risks of the system design to enable rapid deployment and minimize downtime during repairs.
- Mitigate the operational risks through collaboration with partners in Hardware, Software, and Tooling teams.
- Crystallize the tradeoffs between systems design and operational excellence to enable decisions, from the engineer level to the executive level.
- Oversee the validation and tactical execution of the system design requirements, from ideation to ramp.
- Align stakeholders across competing vectors through clear communication of updates, escalations, and achievements.
