Principal Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud

Google is hiring a Principal Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Principal Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a full-time, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — Anywhere in the US). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Monitor systems and respond to incidents What we offer: • Flexible working hours across US time zones • Home office and wellness stipends • Generous paid time off and company holidays • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • 401(k) retirement plan with company match How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • On-call and incident response experience • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • Strong troubleshooting skills • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) Nice to have: • Experience working in a fully remote or distributed team • A growth mindset and eagerness to keep learning