Director, engineering, server platform

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Jose, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Zürich, Switzerland; Munich, Germany .

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

15 years of experience in software engineering, with 8 years in a technical engineering role.

10 years of experience in engineering leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

Proven track record of leading large engineering organizations (50+) in a high‑growth, fast‑paced environment.

Proven success in building collaborative and high‑accountability team cultures that attract talent.

Deep understanding of application server stacks and developer ecosystems.

Proven ability to lead large‑scale platform migrations or architectural shifts, particularly those involving integration of emerging technologies like LLMs into developer workflows.

Ability to distill complex technical and organizational challenges into clear, actionable narratives for senior leadership and partners.

Ability to build alignment with partner infrastructure teams to execute collaboratively.

About the Job
The Server Platform is a comprehensive, opinionated ecosystem of tools and frameworks for building highly scalable, reliable, and compliant microservices and agents that enable Google’s products to operate at planet‑scale. This ecosystem is designed to guide engineers towards Google’s recommended best practices, while reducing the toil and cognitive load required to build sophisticated services.

As the Engineering Director for the Server Platform Team, you will oversee the critical transformation of Google’s server ecosystem, moving our infrastructure from a human‑centric developer platform to one optimized for AI agents, and changing the platform to accelerate the creation of AI‑native product experiences. By redefining core frameworks, you will ensure our ecosystem supports the next generation of intelligent products and addresses the need for enhanced engineering speed, quality, and efficiency in the AI era.

In this position, you will shape the future of engineering at Google by defining how thousands of developers and AI agents build, deploy, and manage microservices that power billions of users.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Germany: €232,000 – €238,000 (EUR) + 30 % bonus target + equity + benefits

US: $307,000 – $428,000 (USD) + 30 % bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

Lead the architectural evolution of the Server Platform to support AI‑native workflows, focusing on reducing cognitive load for both human engineers and AI agents while maintaining Google’s standards for scalability and trust.

Manage and build a team with a culture of technical excellence, customer obsession, partnership, and bias-to-action.

Work with cross‑functional leaders to achieve alignment on strategy roadmaps, drive coordinated execution against strategic goals, and ensure the success of our customers.

Optimize roadmap execution and dynamically adapt priorities to balance near‑term customer needs with long‑term strategic outcomes.

Equal Opportunity Employment
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

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