[TriLUG] Google Job Post

[mdove]

Engineering Hands-On Technical Manager/Director Google.com 
(This is not a strictly Strategic Manager/Director role.)
 
 
Are you the kind of Manager that is just as highly technical as the staff
you manage in Software Development?  Although strategic management is part
of this job the technical competence of this manager/director is key in this
role. 
 
Do you presently have expert coding ability and in-depth knowledge of
algorithms?
 
We're looking for a highly technical, hands-on Engineer or Operations
Manager to lead a team of 4-10+ Google software engineers and systems
administrators for the Google.com group. The Google.com teams are directly
responsible for Google's stellar uptime record, and act as the guardians and
custodians of Google's user-visible services. In this leadership role, you
will be responsible for ensuring that Google users can always reach and use
all of the services under your team's care.
 
Positions based in Mountain View, CA or Dublin, Ireland. 
Relocation a must-relocation assistance provided.
 
Requirements: 
 
.Unix or Linux platform experience.
.In-depth knowledge of algorithms
.Expert coding ability in any of the following languages:  C++, C, Python,
Java, Perl, PHP, or Shell.

.Deep understanding of networking ie: understanding of how to isolate,
diagnose, and resolve service delivery components (service delivery
components include servers, networks, and applications); be familiar with
the functionality, operating, and failure modes of key networking devices
(routers, switches, bridges, firewalls, hardware load balancers); be able to
identify networking as the potential cause of a service issue using
server-resident tools to generate this data (i.e. tcpdump, ping, traceroute,
etc.); familiarity in interpreting the output of these tools; familiarity
with common network topologies, protocols, and tools; have some notion of
common network security exploits -- and their remedies; understanding of
troubleshooting at the packet level 

. Candidate must be able to "talk the talk" and "walk the walk" at very
technical meetings understanding the nature of problems in scale and
complexity and be able to have the verbal agility to communicate to
technically astute teams across the company.  
.Experienced in an internet application service environment preferable.  
.3-10+ years of relevant hands-on experience managing software development
and/or operations teams. 
.Strong project management skills, especially in deploying live end-user
systems. 
.That rare mix of intelligence, integrity, domain knowledge, verbal agility,
and diplomacy which allows you to rapidly earn the trust of
technically-astute teams across the company. 
.Very high technical competence and strong academic record.
.BA/BS in Computer Science; MS / Ph.D. a plus.
 
 
For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML or PDF
version of your resume to:
 
mdove at google.com.