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Director, Engineering Distributed Cloud Storage

Job in Kirkland, King County, Washington, 98034, USA
Listing for: Google
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-09
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Systems Engineer, Cloud Computing
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 294000 - 414000 USD Yearly USD 294000.00 414000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Director, Engineering Google Distributed Cloud Storage

Overview

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note:

By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
Sunnyvale, CA, USA;
Kirkland, WA, USA

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Minimum qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
  • 15 years of experience delivering hyperscale cloud services to enterprise customers with distributed compute environments with a focus on storage and platform development
  • 15 years of experience working with supplier and partner teams to build solutions that harness capabilities created outside their direct sphere of influence
  • Experience managing third-party vendors and enabling solutions in a product portfolio
Preferred qualifications
  • Experience with “big picture” strategy thinking, enabling teams to deliver management solutions that are effective at scale
  • Experience operating within and leading cross-functional teams
  • Experience working with external partners, developing relationships, and negotiating focusing on storage products
  • Ability to develop joint business plans in complex, ambiguous environments, influence/collaborate across organizations, and drive business success internally and for the customer
  • Ability to translate complexity and explain sophisticated analysis and methodologies to both engineering and business stakeholders
  • Excellent leadership, organizational, stakeholder management skills, and ability to grow in a fast-paced, cross-functional, global team environment
About The Job

With Google Distributed Cloud (GDC), we are creating an industry leading private and hybrid cloud offering that brings our customers Google Cloud’s AI-led Services and Infrastructure on an on-premise platform that is simple, secure, and scalable. We are creating AI capabilities and enabling modernization with a Kubernetes based consistent and open developer experience from edge to cloud that serve government and enterprise customers across the globe.

GDC Storage includes all aspects of a large enterprise storage system - high performance block storage, shared file storage, and large-scale object storage along with support for backup and restore functions. GDC is focusing on large-scale deployments in highly secure and sovereign environments. Storage plays a critical role in these systems for data protection.

As Director, you will be responsible for this complete storage portfolio in GDC. You will be responsible for strategy, planning, and execution for Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) Storage and Data Protection.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $294,000-$414,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more…

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