Director, Engineering, GCS Security and Compliance

Role Overview: As a Lead Software Engineer at Google Cloud Storage (GCS), you will be responsible for overseeing a portfolio of GCS products and components, leading a software engineering team across 2 sites in Hyderabad and Seattle. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions for customers and work closely with stakeholders to define the future vision and strategy for GCS and Google Storage. Additionally, you will contribute to the long-term strategy and innovation of Google Cloud Storage and infrastructure, acting as a strategic thought leader to drive adoption and reduce friction for customers. Key Responsibilities: - Lead a software engineering team across 2 sites (Hyderabad and Seattle) and oversee a portfolio of GCS products and components. - Work cross-functionally within the broader engineering community and product management to deliver solutions for customers. - Partner closely with cross-functional leads to define the future vision, strategy, and solutions for GCS and Google Storage. - Collaborate with multiple stakeholders across Google, including senior leaders within Cloud to influence management offerings. - Be a strategic thought leader and work closely with customer-facing Googlers, partners, and customers themselves to ensure meaningful reduction of friction and drive adoption. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. - 15 years of experience in engineering. - 10 years of experience leading organizations of engineers. - Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field (preferred). - Experience delivering hyperscale cloud services to enterprise customers (preferred). - Ability to work with supplier and partner teams to build solutions that harness capabilities created outside their direct sphere of influence (preferred). - Ability to operate in a complex, fast-moving environment, collaborating across multiple teams and functions within and beyond Google (preferred). - Ability to present and communicate complex problems and solutions simply (preferred). - Excellent people leadership skills and ability to manage complex organizations (preferred). (Note: No additional company details were present in the provided job description.),