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• Overview

  Google is hiring a Director of Engineering in Salinas, CA.

• Role description

  At Google, the best Director of Engineering isn't the one who writes the most code but the one whose Coaching decisions age the gracefully. This delightfully-weird director role offers $228,000 - $300,000, the freedom to own your roadmap, and a team that helps you grow.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Drive the Facilitation incident postmortem that stops the Salinas outage from recurring
  • Pair with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver remote projects
  • Translate fuzzy product wishes from Google stakeholders into shippable GraphQL services
  • Chase down the AWS integration that silently drops Google events at midnight
  • Reproduce the scrappy bug from the Salinas field report, then make it impossible again

  What You'll Bring

  • A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
  • Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
  • Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
  • 10+ years that left you with strong instincts and few illusions
  • Comfort with the remote cadence of a Salinas-based operation

  Google took everything frustrating about technology and rebuilt it from scratch in Salinas, CA, with quality-obsessed attention to Unit Testing. Giving and receiving direct feedback is a skill we practice openly across every level.

  Beyond $228,000 - $300,000, Google offers a generous benefits package and the chance to lead projects that build your skills.

  This opening was refreshed recently and remains an active priority for the team.

  Got the drive and the Facilitation? we'd love to see your application.

• Required skills

  • RabbitMQ
  • AWS
  • GraphQL
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • MongoDB
  • Swift
  • Cypress
  • Unit Testing
  • Facilitation
  • Coaching
  • Leadership

• Benefits & perks

  • Professional association memberships
  • Auto and home insurance discounts
  • Referral Bonuses
  • Estate planning services
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Stock options
  • Biometric screenings
  • Flat organizational structure

• Apply before 2026-08-16

  Submit your application for this Remote technology position.