Principal Engineer, Data Center Infrastructure Management

3 Months ago • 15 Years + • Research & Development • $278,000 PA - $399,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Principal Engineer for Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM), you will focus on delivering and operating a highly available, cost-optimized data center infrastructure at speed and scale. You'll leverage technical expertise to support engineering leaders across multiple teams and locations. This role is critical to supporting new product launches throughout their lifecycle, from planning and modeling to deployment, maintenance, upgrades, and decommissioning. Responsibilities include architecting and designing software engineering solutions for the DCIM ecosystem, applying first principles for optimized software, leveraging AI/ML for adaptive solutions, and leading teams to deliver innovative software solutions.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience
  • 15+ years engineering experience
  • Experience delivering security solutions
  • Compute hardware, data center infrastructure, and software design expertise
  • Cross-functional collaboration skills
Good to have:
  • Master's or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering
  • Ability to promote product excellence and collaboration
  • Industry knowledge and forward-thinking approach
  • Entrepreneurial and strategic mindset
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 15 years of experience in engineering
  • Experience delivering security solutions
  • Experience in compute hardware architecture, data center infrastructure, and software design and implementation to maximize fleet performance and uptime
  • Experience working cross-functionally, partnering with groups such as Sales, Engineering, Product Management, Product Marketing, UX, and UI, and brokering trade offs with stakeholders

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or other Engineering discipline
  • Ability to promote product excellence and collaboration
  • Ability to stay up-to-date on the industry with historical context, while working to push the industry forward
  • Entrepreneurial and strategic mindset, growing at the intersection of technology and business

About the job

As a Principal Engineer for Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM), you will have a focus on delivering and operating a highly available, cost-optimized data center infrastructure at speed and scale by leveraging your technical expertise. In this capacity, you will support a variety of engineering leaders across multiple teams and locations. This role is critical to the support of new product launches through their lifecycle from planning, modeling, deploying, maintaining, upgrading, and decommissioning.

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 $278,000-$399,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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 about .

Responsibilities

  • Architect and design software engineering solutions supporting all facets of the DCIM ecosystem.
  • Apply first principles to deliver flexible, optimized, scalable, reliable, and secured software solutions.
  • Leverage AI/ML to deliver highly optimized and adaptive solutions.
  • Bring teams together to deliver complex and innovative software solutions in a timely manner.

Similar Jobs

Meta - Research Scientist Intern, Machine Perception for Input and Interaction (PhD)

Meta

Redmond, Washington, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Netflix - Engineering Manager, Delivery Engineering

Netflix

(Remote)
3 Months ago
Riot Games - Staff Software Engineer, Generalist - Unreal Ecosystem

Riot Games

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Cirrus Logic - Spring Co-Op, Mixed-Signal Modeling and Verification Engineer (UL- 64000148)

Cirrus Logic

Austin, Texas, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer ll, Embedded, Pixel Power

Google

(On-Site)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Looks like we're out of matches

Set up an alert and we'll send you similar jobs the moment they appear!

Jobs in Worldwide

Looks like we're out of matches

Set up an alert and we'll send you similar jobs the moment they appear!

Research & Development Jobs

ByteDance - Software Engineer Intern (Applied Machine Learning-Engine) - 2025 Summer/Fall (BS/MS)

ByteDance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Meta - Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) - Machine Learning

Meta

Menlo Park, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
SAIKOR SECURITY TRAINING AND SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED - Petroleum Engineer

SAIKOR SECURITY TRAINING AND SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (On-Site)
3 Months ago
ByteDance - Senior Research Scientist- Foundation Model, Vision and Language

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Google - Senior Staff Software Engineer, Search

Google

Mountain View, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Fabric - Principal Design Verification Engineer (contract)

Fabric

San Diego, California, United States (Remote)
4 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer, Black Community Inclusion

Google

(On-Site)
3 Months ago
PierSight Space - Sr. FPGA Engineer

PierSight Space

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (On-Site)
5 Months ago
ByteDance - Student Researcher (Doubao (Seed) - Foundation Model - Speech Understanding) - 2025 Start (PhD)

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Google

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug