Director, Engineering, Developer Tools, Cloud AI

Director, Engineering, Developer Tools, Cloud AI _corporate_fare_ Google _place_ Sunnyvale, CA, USA _bar_chart_ Director **Minimum qualifications:** + Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience. + 15 years of professional experience in software engineering. + Experience in developer productivity, developer tooling, or infrastructure functions. + Experience with AI and machine learning technologies. **Preferred qualifications:** + Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science. + 20 years of professional experience in software engineering. + Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, software development lifecycle, and experience driving engineering excellence through rigorous testing, monitoring, and continuous improvement. + Ability to understand the technical and operational challenges that engineers face within large organizations. + Exceptional communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate complex technical concepts and work with senior stakeholders across different departments. + Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement of development practices and processes. **About the job** Within the Cloud AI organization, we focus on building highly differentiated, highly scalable, and easy-to-use machine learning products and services that enable our customers to transform their business with AI. Products such as Vertex AI and Vertex AI Search comprise a portfolio that spans the needs of Data Scientists, Developers, and overall Infrastructure. We not only provide customers with state-of-the-art ML models, such as Gemini, but also full ML model building/serving toolsets (i.e., MLOps) and management workflows to enable customers to turn ideas into high-quality production AI solutions across verticals on Google’s industry leading infrastructure. As rhe Developer Productivity Lead you will be responsible for improving engineering efficiency and accelerating workflows within the Cloud AI organization. You will manage a small team of engineers to help identify and remove operational obstacles to help focus on execution, identifying workflow patterns, and implementing internal solutions to optimize development speed. You'll work closely with VPs, Directors and leaders across the engineering productivity functions at Google. 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. 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