Principal Engineer, Rollouts

Google is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the evolution of their internal Continuous Delivery (CD) system as the overall Technical Lead for the Rollouts team. This critical role involves developing Google's primary production deployment software, managing version changes, capacity, and configuration changes. The position requires crafting and executing a comprehensive technical strategy to standardize APIs (REST, gRPC, etc.), enhance CD performance, and ensure robust interoperability with both internal and external tooling.

The role demands building collaborative bridges across Google, working with Product Management, UX, Program Management, Tech Writing, and multiple engineering organizations. You'll directly influence how Google delivers software, focusing on both safety and velocity, while enabling reliability, risk reduction, compliance, and development velocity outcomes for server developers at Google.

As the Rollouts Technical Lead, you'll work with established systems that require balancing innovation with backwards compatibility. The position involves making well-supported tradeoffs in complex situations and driving cultural and technical change necessary to scale and evolve industry integrations platform-wide.

The Technical Infrastructure team at Google is responsible for the architecture that powers all user-facing services. They take pride in being the engineers' engineers, maintaining data centers, and building next-generation Google platforms. The team ensures networks remain operational, providing users with the best and fastest experience possible.

This role offers an opportunity to shape the future of software delivery at one of the world's leading technology companies, working with cutting-edge technologies and solving complex technical challenges at scale. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical leadership experience, expertise in API-first development, and the ability to drive innovation while maintaining system stability.