Engineering Productivity Lead, Switch Infrastructure
Sunnyvale, CA, USA · Full-time · Posted Oct 17, 2026
- Experience
- 8 years in software development; 2 years in a technical leadership role.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads engineering productivity for switch infrastructure, improving development, testing, and release processes for software deployed across Google data centers.
What you'll do
- Lead and grow a team covering build systems, CI/CD, testing infrastructure, and release management.
- Optimize build, test, and submission workflows; oversee switch software releases and qualification processes.
- Build downstreaming pipelines and AI-powered automation to reduce developer toil and accelerate releases.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development and 2 years in a technical leadership role.
- Experience with C++ or Python, and with Linux networking or embedded systems.
- Experience building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines and build systems.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Experience with SONiC, SAI, P4, open-source networking stacks, complex switch hardware releases, or applying AI/LLMs to development workflows.
Pay
$207000 - $300000 USD (base salary)
Tools
C++, Python, Linux, Bazel, Make, SONiC, SAI, P4
AI focus
Architect and deploy AI-powered automation to reduce developer toil and accelerate release velocity; preferred experience applying AI/LLMs to development workflows, release tooling, or automated testing.
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