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Director, Engineering, AI Accelerator Cluster Systems

Google · Seattle, WA, USA

As the Director, Engineering, AI Accelerator Cluster Systems you will be responsible for driving the provisioning architecture, cluster operations experience, physical-to-software integration, and overall operator experience for Google Cloud’s bare metal accelerator infrastructure. In this role, you will sit at the intersection of physical systems engineering and the underlying software stack, leading strategic efforts to deliver AI infrastructure on prem.

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.

US: $307000 - $428000 (USD) + 30% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 15 years of professional engineering experience.
  • 5 years of experience in a senior leadership role managing large-scale infrastructure or systems teams.
  • Experience in engineering leadership managing both physical systems design (electrical/mechanical) and the software stack (operating systems, firmware, and drivers) for networking or computing products.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience building and scaling cloud platforms or high-performance computing infrastructure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Exposure to, or experience with, physical data center engineering, infrastructure certification, and physical constraints (e.g., custom cooling schemes, power delivery, rack density).
  • Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex silicon-to-software co-design topics to influence senior leadership and company strategy.
  • Technical expertise in bare metal provisioning, advanced accelerators (TPUs/GPUs), and high-performance cluster networking.
  • Deep technical expertise in ML workloads, AI infrastructure scaling, and the unique performance requirements of foundation models.

Eng Management pay context

Based on 728 disclosed Eng Management salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $216K/year, with most offers between $178K and $254K (10th–90th percentile: $157K–$314K).

This posting lists $307K–$428K, above the $216K market median.

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