Senior Software Engineer Lead, Cloud SDK, Ruby

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 5 years of experience with Ruby development and Ruby language ecosystem, including advanced features and runtime performance characteristics.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience as a technical lead or principal engineer owning a core architectural component.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
  
• Experience working as a technical lead, language lead, principal engineer or architect owning a foundational piece of technology for a large developer community.
• Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining libraries or Software Development Kits (SDKs).
• Knowledge of the Ruby language, its runtime, performance characteristics and conventions.
• Understanding of API surface area and backward compatibility, complemented by familiarity with the architecture of Google Cloud or other major cloud providers.

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 Cloud SDK team builds client libraries for GCP APIs across nine languages, handling over 80% of API traffic. They generate language-idiomatic libraries for hundreds of Cloud services based on gRPC/Proto definitions, while also developing handwritten libraries for key services across various products including Bigtable, BigQuery, Spanner, PubSub, etc. They own code generators, release infrastructure and other core infrastructure for the libraries.

• Define the technical direction and enhance developer experience for Ruby client libraries. Lead contributor on high-impact projects, develop idiomatic and performant Ruby code. Build and generate client libraries to support developers in the Ruby developer ecosystems.
• Guide other engineers in the Ruby team and be responsible for leading Ruby projects. Establish and maintain high-quality coding standards, architecture and testing. Evaluate and recommend tools, libraries, and major version upgrades.
• Diagnose and resolve production issues, performance bottlenecks, and infrastructure issues within the Ruby ecosystem. Partner with the Platform team to optimize code generation pipeline and releases.
• Mentor and coach mid-level and junior developers on advanced Ruby concepts and design patterns. Perform code reviews, providing constructive and detailed feedback that elevates the skill level of the team.