Tech Lead, Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Google is seeking a Tech Lead, Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join their Technical Infrastructure team. This role combines software and systems engineering to build and maintain large-scale, distributed systems that power Google's services. The position requires someone who can provide technical leadership while hands-on engineering distributed systems.

The role is part of Google's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) organization, which ensures Google's services maintain appropriate reliability and performance while constantly improving. SRE at Google is both an engineering discipline and a mindset focused on solving operations problems through creative engineering solutions.

As a Tech Lead SRE, you'll work on optimizing existing systems, building infrastructure, and eliminating manual work through automation. The role requires expertise in distributed systems design, strong coding abilities particularly in languages like C++ and Python, and experience leading technical projects and teams.

Key responsibilities include engaging in the full service lifecycle from design to deployment, supporting pre-production services through consulting and capacity planning, maintaining live services by monitoring system health, and driving improvements in reliability and velocity through automation and system evolution.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of software development experience, strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms, and proven experience designing and troubleshooting distributed systems. They should also possess excellent problem-solving abilities and communication skills to effectively lead projects and collaborate across teams.

This position offers the opportunity to work on Google's critical infrastructure, solve complex technical challenges at massive scale, and help shape the future of how Google operates its services. You'll be part of an engineering-focused culture that values intellectual curiosity, promotes self-direction, and provides opportunities for growth through mentorship and impactful projects.

The role is based in Warsaw, Poland and is part of Google's Technical Infrastructure organization, which builds and maintains the foundation for Google's vast product portfolio. This is a chance to work with cutting-edge technology while helping ensure billions of users have reliable access to Google's services.