Technical Lead, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud

Google Cloud is seeking a Technical Lead for their Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team in Sydney, Australia. This role combines software and systems engineering to build and maintain large-scale, distributed systems that power Google Cloud's services. As a Technical Lead SRE, you'll be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of both internal and customer-facing systems.

The position requires deep expertise in distributed systems, with a focus on optimizing existing systems, building infrastructure, and implementing automation. You'll lead projects that tackle the unique challenges of Google Cloud's scale, applying your knowledge of coding, algorithms, and complex system design. The role involves not just maintaining systems, but also contributing to their design and evolution from the ground up.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of software development experience and 3+ years of distributed systems expertise. You'll need strong leadership capabilities, as you'll be guiding projects and working with teams across Google's Technical Infrastructure organization. The role demands excellent problem-solving abilities and strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with various stakeholders.

Working in Google's SRE team offers unique opportunities to work on some of the world's largest distributed systems. The culture emphasizes intellectual curiosity, collaboration, and blameless problem-solving. You'll be part of an organization that values diverse perspectives and promotes self-direction while providing strong mentorship and support for professional growth.

Key responsibilities include managing service lifecycles, conducting system design consultations, capacity planning, and launch reviews. You'll also be instrumental in maintaining service reliability through monitoring and automation, while leading incident response and postmortem processes. This role is perfect for someone who combines technical excellence with leadership abilities and wants to make an impact on systems serving billions of users.