Staff Software Engineer, Rollouts Sequencing

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

The Sequencing team plays a critical role in deploying any change to compute infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Trusted Partner Cloud (TPC), or hybrid environments safely and efficiently through an Application Programming Interface (API)-first, configurable, extensible, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered deployment platform. We focus on minimizing change-related outages, improving developer experience, and enabling concurrent Continuous Deployment (CD) pipelines to meet business needs.

In this role, you will make the deployments at Google safe, easy, and fast.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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Ireland: €150000 - €153000 (EUR) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities:

• Own the strategy, scoping, and technical outcomes for complex, ambiguous challenges within the Rollouts Sequencing platform, focusing on API-first architecture and extensible policies.
• Lead the design and implementation of robust, scalable back-end systems and External APIs to support modern, hybrid, and cloud-native deployment environments.
• Drive the integration of AI/ML methods and agentic development to build an AI-powered deployment experience, reducing operational toil and improving outage detection.
• Navigate and align strategy across multiple groups, influencing designs and plans beyond your own project boundaries.
• Foster high technical excellence within the team, leading by example in code health, system maintainability, and architectural simplicity.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development.
• Experience in software design, architecture, and back-end systems.
• Experience leading technical projects or teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• 3 years in a technical leadership role driving cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
• Experience with AI/agentic development, prompt engineering, or leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs)/agentic frameworks to solve ambiguous software engineering or automation problems.
• Experience designing high-reliability, fault-tolerant systems in a production environment.
• Deep, hands-on experience developing, deploying, or managing infrastructure on major cloud platforms (e.g., GCP).
• Fluency in modern programming languages (e.g., Go, C++, Java, or Python).